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Registrant Namedei_EntityRegistrantNameTIMOTHY PLAN
Prospectus Daterr_ProspectusDateOct. 11, 2011
Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Class A
 
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice5.50%
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none [1]
Redemption feesrr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange feesrr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Feerr_ManagementFeesOverAssets1.00%
Distribution/Service (12b-1 Fees)rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets0.25%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets0.49%
Acquired Funds Fees and Expensesrr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expensesrr_ExpensesOverAssets1.75%[2]
1 Yearrr_ExpenseExampleYear01 723
3 Yearsrr_ExpenseExampleYear031,088
1 Yearrr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01723
3 Yearsrr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear031,088
Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Class C
 
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther1.00%[1]
Redemption feesrr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange feesrr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Feerr_ManagementFeesOverAssets1.00%
Distribution/Service (12b-1 Fees)rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets0.49%
Acquired Funds Fees and Expensesrr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expensesrr_ExpensesOverAssets2.50%[2]
1 Yearrr_ExpenseExampleYear01364
3 Yearsrr_ExpenseExampleYear03810
1 Yearrr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01261
3 Yearsrr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03810
Timothy Israel Common Values Fund
 
Risk/Return:rr_RiskReturnAbstract 
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Objective [Heading]rr_ObjectiveHeading
Objective, Primary [Text Block]rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock
Expense [Heading]rr_ExpenseHeading
Expense Narrative [Text Block]rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]rr_ShareholderFeesCaption
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]rr_OperatingExpensesCaption
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock
Portfolio Turnover, Raterr_PortfolioTurnoverRate100.00%
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscountsYou may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount 50,000
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates"Other Expenses" are estimated for the Fund's first year of operations
Expense Example [Heading]rr_ExpenseExampleHeading
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption
Expense Example Closing [Text Block]rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock
Strategy [Heading]rr_StrategyHeading
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
Risk [Heading]rr_RiskHeading
Risk Narrative [Text Block]rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
Risk Lose Money [Text]rr_RiskLoseMoneyAs with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in this Fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading
Performance Narrative [Text Block]rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock
Performance One Year or Less [Text]rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLessHowever, this is a new Fund without an operating history. Accordingly, performance information is not available at this time.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFutureThe Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase.
[2]"Other Expenses" are estimated for the Fund's first year of operations.