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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName TIMOTHY PLAN
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Jan. 30, 2017
Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund  
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Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading Emerging Markets Fund

CLASS I:    TIEMX
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock The investment objective of this Fund is to provide you with long-term growth of capital.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading FEES AND EXPENSES
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 24.00%
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example:
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in Class I shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example, No Redemption Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionNarrativeTextBlock Your costs for this share class would be the same whether or not you redeem your shares at the end of any period.
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
  • The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by normally investing at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in equity securities of companies that are either located in emerging markets or that have at least more than 50% of their assets or revenue derived from emerging markets. These companies may have market capitalizations of any size. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks, American Depositary receipts (ADRs), warrants and rights. Emerging markets include some or all of the countries located in each of the following regions: Asia, Europe, Central and South America, Africa and the Middle East. The Investment Manager considers an emerging market country to be any country which is in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index (“MSCI EM Index”) or that, in the opinion of the Investment Manager, is generally considered to be an emerging market country by the international financial community.
  • The Fund uses the principles of value investing to analyze and select equity securities for the Fund’s investment portfolio. When buying equity securities, the Investment Manager assesses the estimated “intrinsic” value of a company based on data such as a company’s earnings power, cash flow generation, and/or asset value of the underlying business. By choosing securities that are selling at a discount to the Investment Manager’s estimates of their share of the company’s intrinsic business value, the Investment Manager seeks to establish an opportunity for long-term capital appreciation. The Investment Manager may sell a security when its price reaches a target set by the Investment Manager, if the Investment Manager believes that other investments are more attractive, or for other reasons.
  • The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies by taking large, small, or even no position in any one or more of the Asset Classes in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions. When the Fund takes a defensive position, the Fund’s assets will be held in cash and/or cash equivalents.
  • The Fund will not invest in Excluded Securities. Excluded Securities are securities issued by any company that is involved in the production or wholesale distribution of alcohol, tobacco, or gambling equipment, gambling enterprises, or which is involved, either directly or indirectly, in abortion or pornography, or promoting anti-family entertainment or alternative lifestyles.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading PRINCIPAL RISKS
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

  1. General Risk | As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in this Fund. Share prices fluctuate from day to day, and when you sell your shares, they may be worth less than you paid for them.

  2. Stock Market Risk | This Fund is an equity fund, so it is subject to the risks inherent in the stock market in general. The stock market is cyclical, with prices generally rising and falling over periods of time. Some of these price cycles can be pronounced and last for a long time.

  3. Emerging Market Risk | The Fund’s investments in the securities of emerging countries may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than funds with investments solely in securities of U.S. companies or funds that invest across a larger spectrum of the foreign market. This is because the securities markets in some emerging countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a smaller number of industries. Issuers in emerging countries are frequently not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Also, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation or political changes could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in emerging foreign countries.

  4. Issuer-Specific Changes | The value of an individual security or a particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

  5. Currency Risk | Because the securities being purchased by this Fund are frequently foreign stocks denominated in non-U.S. currency, there is a risk that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign securities.

  6. Larger Company Investing Risk | Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges like changes in consumer tastes or innovative smaller competitors. Also, larger companies are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

  7. Smaller Company Investing Risk | Investing in smaller companies often involves greater risk than investing in larger companies. Smaller companies may not have the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. The securities of smaller companies, therefore, tend to be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies. Smaller company stocks tend to be bought and sold less often and in smaller amounts than larger company stocks. Because of this, if a fund wants to sell a large quantity of a small-sized company’s stock, it may have to sell at a lower price than would otherwise be indicated, or it may have to sell in smaller than desired quantities over an increased time period.

  8. Excluded Security Risk | Because the Fund does not invest in Excluded Securities, and will divest itself of securities that are subsequently discovered to be ineligible, the Fund may be riskier than other funds that invest in a broader array of securities.

  9. Value Risk | The Fund invests in companies after assessing their value potential. Securities of value companies may be more volatile than other stocks. If the Investment Manager’s perception of a company’s value potential is not realized, the securities purchased may not perform as expected, reducing the Fund’s return. In addition, because different types of stocks tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions, “value” stocks may perform differently from the market as whole and other types of securities.

Who Should Buy This Fund

This Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in the international stock markets and who are willing to accept significant amounts of volatility and risk.
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in this Fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading PAST PERFORMANCE
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year and by comparing the Fund’s performance to a broad based index. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. More up-to-date returns are available on the Fund’s website at www.timothyplan.com, or by calling the Fund at (800) 846-7526.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year and by comparing the Fund’s performance to a broad based index.
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone (800) 846-7526
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.timothyplan.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class I Shares
(for calendar years ending on December 31)
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock

Best

Quarter

   

Worst

Quarter

Mar-16

    Sept-15

13.31%

    -20.75%
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ending on December 31, 2016)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns displayed are for Class I shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.
Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund | Class I  
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Management Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 1.20%
Distribution/Service (12b-1 Fees) rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 1.22%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.44% [1]
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 247
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 761
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,301
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,776
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 247
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 761
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,301
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,776
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 (11.44%) [2]
2015 rr_AnnualReturn2015 (23.91%) [2]
2016 rr_AnnualReturn2016 25.44% [2]
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Best Quarter
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Mar. 31, 2016
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 13.31%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Worst Quarter
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2015
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (20.75%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 25.44% [2]
5 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 [2]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (2.95%) [2]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Aug. 01, 2013 [2]
Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class I  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 25.25% [2],[3]
5 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 [2],[3]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (3.84%) [2],[3]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Aug. 01, 2013 [2],[3]
Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class I  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.57% [2],[3]
5 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 [2],[3]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (2.34%) [2],[3]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Aug. 01, 2013 [2],[3]
Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  
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1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 8.58% [2],[4]
5 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 [2],[4]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (2.92%) [2],[4]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Aug. 01, 2013 [2],[4]
[1] Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses.
[2] The Fund’s Class I shares commenced investment operations on August 1, 2013.
[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns displayed are for Class I shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes may vary.
[4] The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.