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 147% of the average value of its portfolio.

Example, heading

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Example:

Expense Example, No Redemption, Narrative

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Your costs for this share class would be the same if you did not redeem all your shares at the end of each period.

Strategy, Narrative

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

• This Fund seeks to achieve its investment strategy by normally investing at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in U.S. common stocks without regard to market capitalizations.

• This Fund invests using a growth investing style. Growth funds generally focus on stocks of companies believed to have above-average potential for growth in revenue, earnings, cash flow, or other similar criteria. These stocks typically have low dividend yields and above-average prices in relation to such measures as earnings and book value. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term returns, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

• The Fund invests its assets in the securities of a limited number of companies, which the Fund’s Investment Manager believes show a high probability for superior growth. Companies that meet or exceed specific criteria established by the Manager in the selection process are purchased. Securities are sold when they reach internally determined pricing targets or no longer qualify under the Manager’s investment criteria.

• The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies 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, Narrative

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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 | The 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. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Growth Risk | The Fund often invests in companies after assessing their growth potential. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks. If the portfolio manager’s perception of a company’s growth 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, “growth” stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of securities.

7. Investing In Other Funds Risk | The Fund invests in the securities of other investment companies. To the extent that the Fund invests in other mutual fund, exchange traded funds and other commingled funds, it will indirectly bear the expenses of those funds, which will cause the Fund's return to be lower.

8. High Portfolio Turnover Risk | The Fund has a history of high (greater than 100%) portfolio turnover. 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.

Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in the stock market and who are willing to accept significant amounts of volatility and risk.

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns

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 at Web Site Address

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.timothyplan.com

Bar Chart, Heading

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Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares(3)
(for calendar years ending on December 31)

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

the returns noted above are for a Class that is not presented in this prospectus. The returns for Class I shares would have substantially similar annual returns to the Share Class shown above because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the Classes do not have the same expenses.

Highest Quarterly Return Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(28.84%)

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.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

15.81%

^[1]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

10.32%

^[1]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

1.02%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.88%

Expense Example, 3 YEARS

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

591

Expense Example, 10 YEARS

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,201

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

39.04%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

8.73%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.66%

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

30.46%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

2.91%

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.23%

^[2]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.70%

^[2]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.07%)

^[2],[3]

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.05%

^[2],[3]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.87%

^[2],[3]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Investment objective:

rr_ObjectiveHeading

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Fees and expenses of the fund:

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Annual fund operating expenses, heading

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio turnover, narrative

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 34% of the average value of its portfolio.

Example, heading

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Example:

Expense Example, No Redemption, Narrative

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Your costs for this share class would be the same if you did not redeem all your shares at the end of each period.

Strategy, Narrative

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

• This Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by normally investing at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in the securities of foreign companies (companies domicled in countries other than the United States) through the purchase of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), without regard to market capitalizations.

• This Fund invests using a growth investing style. Growth funds generally focus on stocks of companies believed to have above-average potential for growth in revenue, earnings, cash flow, or other similar criteria. These stocks typically have low dividend yields and above-average prices in relation to such measures as earnings and book value. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term returns, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

• The Fund invests its assets in the ADRs of companies which the Fund’s Investment Manager believes show a high probability for superior growth. Companies that meet or exceed specific criteria established by the Manager in the selection process are purchased. Securities are sold when they reach internally determined pricing targets or no longer qualify under the Manager’s investment criteria.

• The Fund allocates investments across countries and regions at the Manager’s discretion.

• The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies 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, Narrative

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 | The 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. Foreign Risk | The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than funds with investments solely in securities of U.S. companies. This is because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a smaller number of industries. Foreign issuers are 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 a foreign country. The Fund may invest in emerging markets. Emerging markets expose the Fund to additional risks due to the lack of historical or regulatory controls.

4. Issuer-Specific Risk | 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 represented by ADRs are 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. Growth Risk | The Fund often invests in companies after assessing their growth potential. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks. If the portfolio manager’s perception of a company’s growth 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, “growth” stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of securities.

Who Should Buy This Fund | The 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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns

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 at Web Site Address

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.timothyplan.com

Bar Chart, Heading

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Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares(3)
(for calendar years ending on December 31)

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The returns noted above are for a Class that is not presented in this prospectus. The returns for Class I shares would have substantially similar annual returns to the Share Class shown above because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the Classes do not have the same expenses.

Highest Quarterly Return Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(24.53%)

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.

One Class of After-Tax Shown

rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown

After-tax returns displayed are for class A shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(6.57%)

^[4]

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TPIIX

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

Expense Example, 1 YEAR

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

162

Expense Example, 5 YEARS

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

866

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TPIAX

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

33.88%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(17.34%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.36%

^[5]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(4.41%)

^[5]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(7.34%)

^[5],[6]

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.44%

^[5],[6]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(3.95%)

^[5],[6]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Investment objective:

rr_ObjectiveHeading

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Fees and expenses of the fund:

rr_ExpenseHeading

FEES AND EXPENSES

Annual fund operating expenses, heading

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio turnover, narrative

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 127% of the average value of its portfolio.

Example, heading

rr_ExpenseExampleHeading

Example:

Expense Example, No Redemption, Narrative

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionNarrativeTextBlock

Your costs for this share class would be the same if you did not redeem all your shares at the end of each period.

Strategy, Narrative

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

• The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in larger U.S. stocks. Larger stocks refer to the common stock of companies whose total market capitalization is generally greater than $2 billion. Current income is not a significant investment consideration and any such income realized will be considered incidental to the Fund’s investment objective.

• This Fund invests using a growth investing style. Growth funds generally focus on stocks of companies believed to have above-average potential for growth in revenue, earnings, cash flow, or other similar criteria. These stocks typically have low dividend yields and above-average prices in relation to such measures as earnings and book value. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term returns, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

• The Fund normally invests in a portfolio of securities which includes a broadly diversified number of common stocks that the Fund’s Investment Manager believes show a high probability of superior prospects for above average growth. The Fund’s Investment Manager chooses these securities using a “bottom up” approach of extensively analyzing the financial, management and overall economic conditions of each potential investment. Companies that meet or exceed specific criteria established by the Manager in the selection process are purchased. Securities are sold when they reach internally determined pricing targets or no longer qualify under the Manager’s investment criteria.

• The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies 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, Narrative

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 | The 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. 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.

4. Growth Risk | The Fund often invests in companies after assessing their growth potential. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks. If the portfolio manager’s perception of a company’s growth 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, “growth” stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of securities.

5. 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.

6. Mid-Sized Company Investing Risk | Investing in mid-sized companies often involves greater risk than investing in larger companies. Mid-sized companies may not have the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of larger companies. The securities of mid-sized companies, therefore, tend to be more volatile than the securities of larger, more established companies. Mid-sized 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 mid-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.

7. High Portfolio Turnover Risk | The Fund has a history of high (greater than 100%) portfolio turnover. 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.

Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in the domestic stock markets and who are willing to accept moderate amounts of volatility and risk.

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns

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 at Web Site Address

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.timothyplan.com

Bar Chart, Heading

rr_BarChartHeading

Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares(3)
(for calendar years ending on December 31)

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus

rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus

The returns noted above are for a Class that is not presented in this prospectus. The returns for Class I shares would have substantially similar annual returns to the Share Class shown above because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the Classes do not have the same expenses.

Highest Quarterly Return Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2001

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.99%)

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.

One Class of After-Tax Shown

rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown

After-tax returns displayed are for class A shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.12%

^[7]

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TPLIX

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Expense Example, 1 YEAR

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

147

Expense Example, 5 YEARS

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

787

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TLGAX

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

8.43%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

4.77%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(36.30%)

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

17.50%

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

14.66%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.14%

^[5]

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.78%

^[5],[6]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.19%

^[5],[6]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.83%

^[5],[6]

Risk/Return

rr_RiskReturnHeading

FUND SUMMARY

TIMOTHY PLAN FAMILY OF FUNDS

Small Cap Value Fund

CLASS I: TPVIX

Secondary objectives

rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock

with a secondary objective of current income.

Fees and expenses of the fund, narrative

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Portfolio turnover, heading

rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

65.00%

Expense Example, Narrative

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 and annual Fund operating expenses remain the same for each share class. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy, Heading

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Risk, Heading

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL RISKS

May Lose Money

rr_RiskLoseMoney

As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in this Fund.

Performance, Narrative

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, Availability by Phone

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

(800) 846-7526

Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future

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, Closing

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Best Quarter	Worst Quarter
Jun-03	Dec-08
20.35%	-26.99%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

20.35%

Lowest Quarterly Return Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Performance Table:

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ending on December 31, 2012)

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.

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.35%

^[8]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.72%

^[8]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.49%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.35%

Expense Example, 3 YEARS

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

428

Expense Example, 10 YEARS

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,624

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

38.81%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

(1.01%)

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

2.87%

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

20.05%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(2.72%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.65%

^[5]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.42%

^[5]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.55%

^[5],[6]

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.92%

^[5],[6]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.09%

^[5],[6]

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Investment objective:

rr_ObjectiveHeading

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Secondary objectives

rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock

with a secondary objective of current income.

Fees and expenses of the fund, narrative

rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Portfolio turnover, heading

rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

7.00%

Expense Example, Narrative

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 and annual Fund operating expenses remain the same for each share class. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy, Heading

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Risk, Heading

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL RISKS

May Lose Money

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As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in this Fund.

Performance, Narrative

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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, Availability by Phone

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(800) 846-7526

Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future

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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, Closing

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Best Quarter	Worst Quarter
Jun-03	Dec-08
17.72%	-23.81%

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ending on December 31, 2012)

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return

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17.72%

Lowest Quarterly Return Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

One Class of After-Tax Shown

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After-tax returns displayed are for class A shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Risk/Return:

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5 Years

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1.66%

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Trading Symbol

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TMVIX

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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none

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

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0.01%

Expense Example, 1 YEAR

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135

Expense Example, 5 YEARS

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729

Trading Symbol

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TLGAX

2004

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8.75%

2006

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18.41%

2008

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(40.05%)

2010

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20.22%

2012

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13.19%

5 Years

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(1.04%)

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1 Year

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6.82%

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10 Years

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7.44%

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Risk/Return:

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5 Years

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(1.00%)

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Risk/Return

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FUND SUMMARY

TIMOTHY PLAN FAMILY OF FUNDS

Fixed Income Fund

CLASS I: TPFIX

Investment objective

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The investment objective of this Fund is to generate a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk.

Fees and expenses of the fund, narrative

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Portfolio turnover, heading

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover Rate

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19.00%

Expense Example, Narrative

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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 and annual Fund operating expenses remain the same for each share class. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy, Heading

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Risk, Heading

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

May Lose Money

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As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in this Fund.

Performance, Narrative

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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, Availability by Phone

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

(800) 846-7526

Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future

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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, Closing

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Best Quarter	Worst Quarter
Sep-02	Jun-04
5.98%	-3.55%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return

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5.98%

Lowest Quarterly Return Date

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Jun. 30, 2004

Performance Table:

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Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ending on December 31, 2012)

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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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.

1 Year

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4.22%

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10 Years

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5.18%

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Risk/Return:

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Management Fee

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0.60%

Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)

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0.46%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.07%

Expense Example, 3 YEARS

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340

Expense Example, 10 YEARS

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1,306

Risk/Return:

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2003

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5.70%

2005

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1.11%

2007

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5.19%

2009

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8.65%

2011

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7.11%

1 Year

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(2.08%)

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10 Years

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3.72%

^[5]

Risk/Return:

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5 Years

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2.67%

^[5],[6]

1 Year

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(1.35%)

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10 Years

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2.44%

^[5],[6]

Risk/Return:

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Investment objective:

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Fees and expenses of the fund:

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Annual fund operating expenses, heading

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio turnover, narrative

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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.

Example, heading

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Example:

Expense Example, No Redemption, Narrative

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Your costs for this share class would be the same if you did not redeem all your shares at the end of each period.

Strategy, Narrative

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• To achieve its goal, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of high yield fixed income securities. These include corporate bonds, convertible securities and preferred securities. The Investment Manager will generally purchase securities for the Fund that are not investment grade (“junk” bonds), meaning securities with a rating of “BB” or lower as rated by Standard & Poor’s or a comparable rating by another nationally recognized rating agency. The Fund may also invest in debt securities that have not been rated by one of the major rating agencies, so long as the Fund’s Investment Manager has determined that the security is of comparable credit quality to similar rated securities.

• In managing its portfolio, the Fund’s Investment Manager concentrates on sector analysis, industry allocation and securities selection, deciding which types of bonds and industries to emphasize at a given time, and then which individual bonds to buy. The Fund attempts to anticipate shifts in the business cycle in determining types of bonds and industry sectors to target. In choosing individual securities, the Fund seeks out securities that appear to be undervalued within the emphasized industry sector. Companies that meet or exceed specific criteria established by the Manager in the selection process are purchased. Securities are sold when they reach internally determined pricing targets or no longer qualify under the Manager’s investment criteria.

• The Fund may, from time to time, take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with the Fund’s principal investment strategies 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, Narrative

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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. High Yield Security Risk | Investments in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade (“high yield securities”) by one or more Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) may be subject to greater risk of loss of principal and interest than investments in higher-rated fixed-income securities. High yield securities are also generally considered to be subject to greater market risk than higher-rated securities. The capacity of issuers of high yield securities to pay interest and repay principal is more likely to weaken than is that of issuers of higher-rated securities in times of deteriorating economic conditions or rising interest rates. In addition, high yield securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic conditions than higher-rated securities. The market for high yield securities may be less liquid than the market for higher-rated securities. This can adversely affect the Fund’s ability to buy or sell optimal quantities of high yield securities at desired prices.

3. Interest Rate Risk | When interest rates rise, bond prices fall; the higher the Fund’s duration (a calculation reflecting time risk, taking into account both the average maturity of the Fund’s portfolio and its average coupon return), the more sensitive the Fund is to interest rate risk.

4. Credit Risk | High Yield securities (“junk” bonds) are subject to greater risk of loss than investment grade securities. The degree of risk for a particular security may not be reflected in its credit rating, and high yield securities may be particularly subject to this risk. Bonds rated, at the time of purchase, BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s (“junk” bonds) or, unrated, but determined to be of comparable quality by the Investment Manager, are subject to greater market risk and credit risk, or loss of principal and interest, than higher-rated securities.

5. Sector Risk | If certain industry sectors or types of securities don’t perform as well as the Fund expects, the Fund’s performance could suffer.

6. 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 that other Funds that invest in a broader array of securities.

Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who want a high level of current income and are willing to accept a significant degree of volatility and risk.

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns

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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 at Web Site Address

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www.timothyplan.com

Bar Chart, Heading

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Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares(3)
(for calendar years ending on December 31)

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus

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The returns noted above are for a Class that is not presented in this prospectus. The returns for Class I shares would have substantially similar annual returns to the Share Class shown above because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the Classes do not have the same expenses.

Highest Quarterly Return Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(21.55%)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

One Class of After-Tax Shown

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After-tax returns displayed are for class A shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Risk/Return:

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5 Years

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9.53%

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Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TPHIX

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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none

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

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0.01%

Expense Example, 1 YEAR

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117

Expense Example, 5 YEARS

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633

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TPHAX

2009

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53.17%

2011

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4.03%

1 Year

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7.49%

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Since Inception

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5.22%

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Risk/Return:

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5 Years

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3.68%

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1 Year

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4.82%

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Since Inception

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2.96%

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Risk/Return:

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Investment objective:

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Fees and expenses of the fund:

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Annual fund operating expenses, heading

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio turnover, narrative

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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 37% of the average value of its portfolio.

Example, heading

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Example:

Expense Example, No Redemption, Narrative

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Your costs for this share class would be the same if you did not redeem all your shares at the end of each period.

Strategy, Narrative

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• This Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by normally investing at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in the common stock of companies domiciled and/or headquartered in Israel through the purchase of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and direct investments in such companies on Foreign stock exchanges, without regard to market capitalizations.

• This Fund invests using a growth investing style. Growth funds generally focus on stocks of companies believed to have above-average potential for growth in revenue, earnings, cash flow, or other similar criteria. These stocks typically have low dividend yields and above-average prices in relation to such measures as earnings and book value. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term returns, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

• The Fund invests its assets in companies which the Fund’s Investment Manager believes show a high probability for superior growth. Companies that meet or exceed specific criteria established by the Manager in the selection process are purchased. Securities are sold when they reach internally determined pricing targets or no longer qualify under the Manager’s investment criteria.

• 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, Narrative

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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 | The 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. Issuer-Specific Risk | 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.

4. Country-Specific Risk | The Fund invests in Israeli securities, and Israel is subject to unique political and economic risks. As a result, Israeli securities can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The Fund’s investments in the securities of Israel 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 market in Israel is relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a smaller number of industries. Israeli issuers are 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 a foreign country.

5. Currency Risk | Because the securities represented by ADRs are 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. Growth Risk | The Fund often invests in companies after assessing their growth potential. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks. If the portfolio manager’s perception of a company’s growth 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, “growth” stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of securities.

Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in the stock market and who are willing to accept significant amounts of volatility and risk.

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns

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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 at Web Site Address

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www.timothyplan.com

Bar Chart, Heading

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Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares(4)
(for calendar years ending on December 31)

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus

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The returns noted above are for a Class that is not presented in this prospectus. The returns for Class I shares would have substantially similar annual returns to the Share Class shown above because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the Classes do not have the same expenses.

Highest Quarterly Return Date

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Mar. 31, 2012

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(9.83%)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

One Class of After-Tax Shown

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After-tax returns displayed are for class A shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Risk/Return:

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Since Inception

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5.62%

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Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TICIX

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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none

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

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0.04%

Expense Example, 1 YEAR

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264

Expense Example, 5 YEARS

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1,385

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TPAIX

1 Year

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3.73%

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Inception Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

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Risk/Return:

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Since Inception

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2.09%

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1 Year

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2.42%

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Inception Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

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Risk/Return:

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Investment objective:

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Fees and expenses of the fund:

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Annual fund operating expenses, heading

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio turnover, narrative

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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 247% of the average value of its portfolio. This portfolio turnover rate was significantly higher than in previous periods due to a fundamental shift in the Adviser's outlook for the markets and subsequent adjustment of the Fund's portfolio.

Example, heading

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Example:

Expense Example, No Redemption, Narrative

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Your costs for this share class would be the same if you did not redeem all your shares at the end of each period.

Strategy, Narrative

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To achieve its goal, the Fund will invest varying percentages of the Fund’s total assets in the investment Sectors set forth below:

• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), that invest in different kinds of real estate or real estate related assets, including shopping centers, office buildings, hotels, and mortgages secured by real estate, all of which are historically sensitive to both inflation and deflation.

• Commodities-based Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), which trade like stocks, yet provide the opportunity to invest in inflation sensitive physical commodities and/or commodities futures markets. Commodity ETFs invest in Physical Commodities and/or Commodity Futures Contracts, which Contracts are highly leveraged investment vehicles.

• Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), which coupon payments and underlying principal are automatically increased to compensate for inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI).

• Cash and cash equivalents.

• 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.

• Current income is not a significant investment consideration and any such income realized will be considered incidental to the Fund’s investment objective. To allow for optimal flexibility, the Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” fund, and, as such, the Fund’s portfolio may include the securities of a smaller total number of issuers than if the Fund were classified as “diversified”.

The Fund's Adviser determines how to invest the Fund's assets, and the percentages of each investment sleeve to hold in the portfolio, based on fundamental research and with the constant gopal of protection of principal through aggressive, proactive reactions to prevailing economic conditions.

Risk, Narrative

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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. Real Estate Investment Trust Risk | The Fund is subject to the risks experienced in real estate ownership, real estate financing, or both. As the economy is subjected to a period of economic deflation or interest rate increases, the demand for real estate may fall, causing a decline in the value of real estate owned. Also, as interest rates increase, the values of existing mortgages fall. The higher the duration (a calculation reflecting time risk, taking into account the average maturity of the mortgages) of the mortgages held in REITs owned by the Fund, the more sensitive the Fund is to interest rate risks. The Fund is also subject to credit risk; the Fund could lose money if mortgagors default on mortgages held in the REITs.

3. Commodities-based Exchange Traded Funds Risk | Commodity ETFs invest in Physical Commodities and/or Commodity Futures Contracts which Contracts are highly leveraged investment vehicles, and therefore generally considered to be high risk. By investing in Commodity ETFs the Fund assumes portions of that risk. ETFs may only purchase commodities futures contracts (the buy side), therefore the Fund’s risk includes missing opportunities to realize gains by shorting futures contracts (the sell side) in deflationary economic periods. It is possible the Fund’s entire ETF investment could be lost. Also, ETF's have expenses associated with them, which are indirectly borne by the Fund. These expenses may cause the Fund's return to be lower.

4. Treasury-Inflation Protection Securities Risk | TIPS may offer a lower return than other fixed income instruments that do not have such guarantees. Other conventional bond issues may offer higher yields, and the Fund may invest in such bond issues if deemed advantageous by the Advisor and Investment Managers.

5. Interest Rate Risk | When interest rates rise, bond prices fall; the higher the Fund’s duration (a calculation reflecting time risk, taking into account both the average maturity of the Fund’s portfolio and its average coupon return), the more sensitive the Fund is to interest rate risk.

6. Credit Risk | The Fund could lose money if any bonds it owns are downgraded in credit rating or go into default. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. Bonds rated at the time of purchase BBB by Standard & Poor’s, or unrated, but determined to be of comparable quality by the investment manager, are subject to greater market risk and credit risk, or loss of principal and interest, than higher-rated securities.

7. Sector Risk | If certain industry sectors or types of securities don’t perform as well as the Fund expects, the Fund’s performance could suffer.

8. Excluded Security Risk | Because the Fund does not invest in Excluded Securities (including certain REITs), 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. Non-Diversification Risk | Because the Fund may invest in a smaller number of securities, adverse changes to a single security might have a more pronounced negative effect on the Fund than if the Fund’s investments were more widely distributed.

Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who seek a hedge against inflation, understand the risks of investing in each of the various asset classes, and who are willing to accept moderate amounts of volatility and risk.

Risk, Nondiversified

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Non-Diversification Risk | Because the Fund may invest in a smaller number of securities, adverse changes to a single security might have a more pronounced negative effect on the Fund than if the Fund’s investments were more widely distributed.

Performance, Narrative

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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 during its first full 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, Availability by Phone

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(800) 846-7526

Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future

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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, Closing

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Best Quarter	Worst Quarter
Dec.-11	Sep.-11
8.42%	-4.57%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return

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8.42%

Lowest Quarterly Return Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

Performance Table:

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Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ending on December 31, 2012)

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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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.

1 Year

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11.92%

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Inception Date

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Nov. 04, 2009

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Risk/Return:

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Management Fee

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0.60%

Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.49%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.22%

Expense Example, 3 YEARS

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387

Expense Example, 10 YEARS

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1,477

Risk/Return:

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2010

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12.94%

2012

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4.65%

Since Inception

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7.60%

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1 Year

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(1.17%)

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Inception Date

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Nov. 04, 2009

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Risk/Return:

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Since Inception

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6.04%

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Risk/Return

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FUND SUMMARY

TIMOTHY PLAN FAMILY OF FUNDS

Emerging Markets Fund

CLASS I: TIEMX

Investment objective

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The investment objective of this Fund is to provide you with long-term growth of capital.

Fees and expenses of the fund, narrative

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Portfolio turnover, heading

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Example, heading

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Example:

Expense Example, No Redemption, Narrative

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Your costs for this share class would be the same if you did not redeem all your shares at the end of each period.

Strategy, Narrative

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• This 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 Depository 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 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, Narrative

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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 This 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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns

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This Section illustrates the variability of the Fund’s returns and provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance.

Performance, Past Does Not Indicate Future

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Risk/Return:

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Management Fee

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1.20%

Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)

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0.49%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.70%

Expense Example, 3 YEARS

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536

Risk/Return:

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Investment objective:

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The investment objective of the Fund is to generate medium to high levels of long-term capital growth.

Fees and expenses of the fund, narrative

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Portfolio turnover, heading

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover Rate

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33.00%

Expense Example, Narrative

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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 and annual Fund operating expenses remain the same for each share class. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy, Heading

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Risk, Heading

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

May Lose Money

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As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns

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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 at Web Site Address

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www.timothyplan.com

Bar Chart, Heading

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Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares(3)
(for calendar years ending on December 31)

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus

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The returns noted above are for a Class that is not presented in this prospectus. The returns for Class I shares would have substantially similar annual returns to the Share Class shown above because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the Classes do not have the same expenses.

Highest Quarterly Return Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(24.40%)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

One Class of After-Tax Shown

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After-tax returns displayed are for class A shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Risk/Return:

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5 Years

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2.58%

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Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TISGX

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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none

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

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1.67%

Expense Example, 1 YEAR

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285

Expense Example, 5 YEARS

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1,489

Trading Symbol

dei_TradingSymbol

TSGAX

2004

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8.09%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

10.41%

2008

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(39.82%)

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

14.54%

2012

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10.60%

5 Years

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(2.39%)

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1 Year

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4.27%

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10 Years

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4.12%

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Risk/Return:

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5 Years

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(2.23%)

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Risk/Return

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FUND SUMMARY

TIMOTHY PLAN FAMILY OF FUNDS

Conservative Growth Fund

CLASS I: TIICX

Investment objective

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The investment objective of the Fund is to generate moderate levels of long-term capital growth.

Fees and expenses of the fund, narrative

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Portfolio turnover, heading

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover Rate

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32.00%

Expense Example, Narrative

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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 and annual Fund operating expenses remain the same for each share class. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy, Heading

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Risk, Heading

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

May Lose Money

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As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table, Heading

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance, Information Illustrates Variability of Returns

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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 at Web Site Address

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www.timothyplan.com

Bar Chart, Heading

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Year-by-year Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares(3)
(for calendar years ending on December 31)

Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus

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The returns noted above are for a Class that is not presented in this prospectus. The returns for Class I shares would have substantially similar annual returns to the Share Class shown above because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the Classes do not have the same expenses.

Highest Quarterly Return Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(17.02%)

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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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.

One Class of After-Tax Shown

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After-tax returns displayed are for class A shares only, and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Risk/Return:

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5 Years

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3.44%

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