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  <rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="CTXT_P0001S000005023member_S000005023member">New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund</rr:RiskReturnHeading>
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  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="CTXT_P0001S000005023member_S000005023member">Example  &amp;nbsp;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
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  <rr:ExpenseExampleByYearCaption contextRef="CTXT_P0001S000005023member_S000005023member">Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the above assumptions, your costs for the BALANCED GROWTH FUND would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleByYearCaption>
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  <rr:OperatingExpensesCaption contextRef="CTXT_P0001S000024940member_S000024940member">Annual Fund Operating Expenses  (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)  &amp;nbsp;</rr:OperatingExpensesCaption>
  <rr:ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent contextRef="CTXT_P0001S000024940member_S000024940member">The expense information in this table has been restated to reflect the current fees and expenses of the BALANCED INCOME FUND.</rr:ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent>
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  <rr:ExpenseExampleHeading contextRef="CTXT_P0001S000024940member_S000024940member">Example  &amp;nbsp;</rr:ExpenseExampleHeading>
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  <rr:ExpenseExampleByYearCaption contextRef="CTXT_P0001S000024940member_S000024940member">Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the above assumptions, your costs for the BALANCED INCOME FUND would be:</rr:ExpenseExampleByYearCaption>
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