FUND/PLAN SERVICES, INC.
                      #2 West Elm Street
                    Conshohocken, PA 19428
                        (610) 834-3598




May 3, 1996



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549


Re:  The Timothy Plan (the "Registrant")
     No. 33-73248
     No. 811-8228


Dear Sir or Madam:

This letter is to certify that the form of Prospectus and the Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or
(c) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933 by the above-referenced
Registrant would not have differed from that contained in the 
most recent Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form
N-1A, which 
was electronically filed on behalf of the Registrant on or about April 30,
1996.

Please contact the undersigned at the above number should you have any
questions.

Sincerely,

/s/ Gretchen B. Zepernick
Gretchen B. Zepernick 
Corporate Compliance Administrator 

cc:  
Joseph Del Raso, Esq., Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young
Arthur D. Ally, Timothy Partners, Ltd.


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