485BPOS

Registration No. 033—73248

Investment Company Act File No. 811-08228

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	¨
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 52	x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 53 x

(Check Appropriate Box or Boxes)

THE TIMOTHY PLAN

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

1055 Maitland Center Commons

Maitland, FL 32751

(Address of principal Executive Offices)

(407) 644-1986

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Arthur D. Ally

1055 Maitland Center Commons

Maitland, FL 32751

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

David D. Jones, Esquire

395 Sawdust Road, #2148

The Woodlands, TX 77381

Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the registration statement.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the Timothy Plan Aggressive Growth Fund, Timothy Plan International Fund, Timothy Plan Large/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Timothy Plan Small Cap Value Fund, Timothy Plan Large/Mid Cap Value Fund, Timothy Plan Fixed Income Fund, Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund, Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund, Timothy Plan Strategic Growth Fund, Timothy Plan Conservative Growth Fund, Timothy Plan Israel Common Values Fund, Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this amended Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Maitland and the State of Florida on February 20, 2013.

THE TIMOTHY PLAN
By:	/s/Arthur D. Ally
	Arthur D. Ally, Chairman, President and Treasurer

Pursuant to the Requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amended Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

/s/Arthur D. Ally Arthur D. Ally	Chairman, President & Treasurer — Trustee	February 20, 2013
Joseph E. Boatwright*	Trustee, Secretary	February 20, 2013
Matthew D. Staver*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
Deborah Honeycutt*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
Charles E. Nelson*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
Scott Preissler, Ph.D*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
Alan M. Ross*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
Kenneth Blackwell*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
William W. Johnson*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
John C. Mulder*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
Patrice Tsague*	Trustee	February 20, 2013
Richard W. Copeland*	Trustee	February 20, 2013

*By:     /s/Arthur D. Ally, Attorney-In-Fact under Power of Attorney	February 20, 2013
Arthur D. Ally

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Small Cap Value Fund
CLASS A: TPLNX | CLASS C: TSVCX

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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

Objective, Secondary [Text Block]

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with a secondary objective of current income.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 65% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

65.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in U.S. Small Cap stocks. Small Cap stocks refer to the common stock of smaller companies — companies whose total market capitalization is less than $2 billion. This Fund invests using a value investing style. Value funds typically emphasize stocks whose prices are below average in relation to such measures as earnings and book value; these stocks often have above-average dividend yields. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term returns, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

• In determining whether to invest in a particular company, the Fund’s Investment Manager focuses on a number of different attributes of the company, including the company’s market expertise, balance sheet, improving return on equity, price to earnings ratios, industry position and strength, management and a number of other factors. Analyzing companies in this manner is known as a “bottom up” approach to investing. 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 invest in equity securities of foreign issuers in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADRs are certificates held in trust by a U.S. bank or trust company evidencing ownership of shares of foreign-based issuers, and are an alternative to purchasing foreign securities in their national market and currency.

• 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 [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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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. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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. 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. Value Investing Risk | 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 a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. It is also possible that a value stock may never appreciate to the extent expected.

7. 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 moderate amounts of volatility and risk.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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

Performance Table Heading

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

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.

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.

Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

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%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.60%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

704

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,027

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,373

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,346

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

38.81%

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

11.60%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

(1.01%)

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

19.69%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

2.87%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(32.50%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

20.05%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

24.20%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(2.72%)

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

17.09%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

20.35%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(26.99%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.65%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.62%

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.42%

Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

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%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.35%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

338

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

733

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,255

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,686

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

238

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

733

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,255

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,686

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

15.11%

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.00%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.02%

Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.59%

^[3]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.55%

^[3]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.35%

^[3]

Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

15.11%

^[3]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.93%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.80%

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Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.92%

^[3]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.33%

^[3]

10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.09%

^[3]

Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

9.82%

^[3]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.66%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.99%

^[3]

Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.35%

^[4]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.56%

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10 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.72%

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Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund | Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.35%

^[4]

5 Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.56%

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.75%

^[4]

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] The Russell 2000 Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 2000 Small Capitalization companies in the United States. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	TIMOTHY PLAN
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Jan. 29, 2013
Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	Emerging Markets Fund CLASS A: TPEMX | CLASS C: TPECX
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The investment objective of this Fund is to provide you with long-term growth of capital.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	FEES AND EXPENSES
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. The Fund is new and has not yet had any portfolio turnover.
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]	rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock	A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]	rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates	“Other Expenses” are estimated for the Fund’s first year of operations.
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example:
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock	The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	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 emerging market countries through the purchase of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and direct investments in such companies on Foreign stock exchanges, without regard to market capitalizations. Emerging markets or emerging economies are nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. Companies “domiciled” in such countries are companies that are organized and registered in the country. Companies “headquartered” in a country are those companies that have their main office in the country, but may be “domiciled” in another country. This 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. Such criteria include market positioning, management strength, transparency of accounting and financial reporting, and other criteria. Securities are sold when they reach internally determined pricing targets or no longer qualify under the Manager’s investment criteria. 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 will not invest in Excluded Securities. Excluded Securities are securities issued by any company that is involved in the production or wholesale distribution of alcohol, tobacco, or gambling equipment, gambling enterprises, or which is involved, either directly or indirectly, in abortion or pornography, or promoting anti-family entertainment or alternative lifestyles.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	PRINCIPAL RISKS
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Growth Risk | This Fund invests in companies after assessing their growth potential. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks. If the Investment 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 | This Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in the international stock markets and who are willing to accept significant amounts of volatility and risk.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in this Fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	PAST PERFORMANCE
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	This is a new Fund without an operating history. Accordingly, performance information is not available at this time.
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Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.50%
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none	[1]
Redemption fees	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Exchange fees	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.20%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.25%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.49%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.95%	[2]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	737
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	1,128
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,544
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	2,700
Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%	[1]
Redemption fees	rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption	none
Exchange fees	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Management Fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.20%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.49%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	2.70%	[2]
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	373
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	838
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	1,430
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	3,032
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	273
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	838
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	1,430
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	3,032

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] “Other Expenses” are estimated for the Fund’s first year of operations.

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Defensive Strategies Fund
CLASS A: TPDAX | CLASS C: TPDCX

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The investment objective of this Fund is the protection of principal through aggressive, proactive reactions to prevailing economic conditions.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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247.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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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”.

Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]

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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.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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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.

4. Treasury-Inflation Protection Securities Risk | Because the real rate of return offered by TIPS, which represents the growth of your purchasing power, is guaranteed by the Federal Government, 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. For this reason, the Fund will only invest in investment-grade bonds. 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.

10. 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 Lose Money [Text]

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

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund commenced investment operations on November 4, 2009. 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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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

Performance Table Heading

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

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.

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.

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.60%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

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%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.13%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.47%

^[2]

1 Year

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691

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

988

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,307

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,208

2010

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12.94%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

8.91%

2012

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4.65%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2011

Highest Quarterly Return

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8.42%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Sep. 30, 2011

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(4.57%)

1 Year

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(1.14%)

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.60%

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fees

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none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.60%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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1.00%

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%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.13%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.22%

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1 Year

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325

3 Years

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693

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,188

10 Years

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2,551

1 Year

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225

3 Years

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693

5 Years

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1,188

10 Years

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2,551

1 Year

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2.92%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.74%

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(1.17%)

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5 Year

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^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.60%

^[3]

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.89%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.75%

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Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(0.71%)

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.04%

^[3]

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

1.93%

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5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

7.04%

^[3]

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | DJ Moderately Conservative US Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.92%

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5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

11.31%

^[4]

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund | DJ Moderately Conservative US Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.92%

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5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

11.31%

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[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] The DJ Moderately Conservative US Portfolio Index is rebalanced monthly to the appropriate percentage of the risk experienced by the all stock Portfolio Index over the previous 36 months. It reflects a portfolio in which the equities represent 40% of the portfolio, and provides an evaluation of the return on investment considering the amount of risk taken.

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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High Yield Bond Fund
CLASS A: TPHAX | CLASS C: TPHCX

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The investment objective of this Fund is to generate a high level of current income.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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24.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finder’s fee of 0.50% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $4 million, and 0.25% on all mounts in excess of $4 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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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. The Fund has adopted a non-fundamental investment policy that under normal circumstances will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities. This policy may not be changed without at least 60 days prior written notice to Fund shareholders.

• 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 [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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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.

7. 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.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund commenced investment operations on May 7, 2007. 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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-09	Dec-08
27.25%	-21.55%

Performance Table Heading

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

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.

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.

Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

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4.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

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none

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Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fees

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none

Management Fee

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0.60%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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0.25%

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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0.54%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

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0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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1.40%

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1 Year

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586

3 Years

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873

5 Years

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1,181

10 Years

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2,054

2008

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(29.55%)

2009

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53.17%

2010

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11.67%

2011

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4.03%

2012

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12.62%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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27.25%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(21.55%)

1 Year

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7.49%

5 Year

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6.13%

Since Inception

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5.22%

Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

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1.00%

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Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fees

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none

Management Fee

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0.60%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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1.00%

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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0.54%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

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0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.15%

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1 Year

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318

3 Years

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673

5 Years

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1,154

10 Years

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2,483

1 Year

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218

3 Years

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673

5 Years

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1,154

10 Years

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2,483

1 Year

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10.74%

5 Year

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6.28%

Since Inception

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5.27%

Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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5.44%

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5 Year

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3.68%

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Since Inception

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2.83%

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Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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8.88%

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5 Year

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4.11%

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Since Inception

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3.21%

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Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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4.82%

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5 Year

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3.71%

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Since Inception

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2.96%

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Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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6.93%

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5 Year

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4.02%

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Since Inception

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3.22%

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Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund | Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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15.13%

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5 Year

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9.53%

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Since Inception

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6.12%

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Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund | Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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15.13%

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5 Year

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9.53%

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Since Inception

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6.12%

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[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finder's fee of 0.50% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $4 million, and 0.25% on all mounts in excess of $4 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of intermediate (1 to 10 year) U.S. high yield issues. It includes fixed-rate, noninvestment grade debt issues rated Ba1 or lower by Moody's, BB+ or lower by S&P, below investment grade by Fitch Investor's Service or if unrated, previously held a high yield rating or have been associated with a high yield issuer, and must trade accordingly.

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund

Risk/Return:

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Strategic Growth Fund
CLASS A: TSGAX | CLASS C: TSGCX

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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33.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund normally will invest at least 75% of its total assets in the following Traditional Funds according to the following approximate range of percentages:

Timothy Plan Traditional Fund	% of Fund’s Net Assets Invested in Traditional Fund
Small Cap Value Fund	5 - 10%
Large/Mid Cap Value Fund	15 - 25%
Large/Mid Cap Growth Fund	15 - 25%
Aggressive Growth Fund	5 - 10%
High Yield Bond Fund	5 - 15%
International Fund	20 - 30%
Israel Common Values Fund	5 - 10%
Emerging Markets Fund	5 - 10%
Defensive Strategies Fund	5 - 15%

Timothy Partners, Ltd. (“TPL”) will determine the specific asset allocation program on a continuous basis, based on its forecast of the overall market. On each day that the Fund is open for business, TPL will review the asset allocation program and reallocate, as necessary, for any new funds invested in the Fund. The Advisor also will reallocate the Fund’s investments in the Traditional Funds at the end of each fiscal quarter to maintain the asset allocation program.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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1. General Risk | As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in the 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. Portfolio Risk | The Fund is indirectly subject to the following risks that are inherent in the Traditional Funds in which the Fund invests:

• 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.

• 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.

• Mid-size 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.

• Small 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Value Investing Risk: 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 a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. It is also possible that a value stock may never appreciate to the extent expected.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• High Yield Security Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade (“high yield securities”) by one or more NRSROs 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.

• Interest Rate Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests in the High Yield Bond Fund and other fixed income securities, the Fund will be exposed to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall; the higher the High Yield Bond 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.

• Credit Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests in the High Yield Bond Fund and other fixed income securities, the Fund will be exposed to credit risk. The Fund could lose money if any bonds owned by the High Yield Bond Fund are downgraded in credit rating or go into default.

• 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.

• 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.

• Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities Risk: Because the real rate of return offered by TIPS, which represents the growth of your purchasing power, is guaranteed by the Federal Government, 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.

• 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.

• Israel Risk: 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.

• 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.

3.             Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in moderately- to aggressively-oriented equity and bond funds and who wish to allocate their investments among multiple funds with a single investment.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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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.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-09	Dec-08
16.44%	-24.40%

Performance Table Heading

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

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.

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.

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.50%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.67%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.82%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

810

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,367

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,949

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,517

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

27.96%

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

8.09%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

6.25%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

10.41%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

10.45%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(39.82%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

28.40%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

14.54%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(4.20%)

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

10.60%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.44%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(24.40%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.49%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.39%)

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.73%

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.65%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.75%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.50%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.67%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

3.57%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

460

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,094

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,850

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,836

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

360

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

1,094

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,850

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

3,836

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.76%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.05%)

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.16%

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.27%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.86%)

^[3]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.12%

^[3]

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.76%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.44%)

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.58%

^[3]

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.92%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.23%)

^[3]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.99%

^[3]

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.70%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.88%)

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.79%

^[3]

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund | DJ Global Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.96%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.58%

^[4]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.19%

^[4]

Timothy Strategic Growth Fund | DJ Global Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.96%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.58%

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.53%

^[4]

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] DJ Global Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Index is a widely recognized measure of portfolios with similar levels of risk. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Large/Mid-Cap Growth Fund
CLASS A: TLGAX | CLASS C: TLGCX

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 127% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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127.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• 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 [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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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. 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. 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.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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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-t to-date returns are available on the Fund’s website at www.timothyplan.com, or by calling the Fund at (800) 846-7526.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Dec-01	Mar-01
16.48%	-23.99%

Performance Table Heading

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

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.

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.

Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.58%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.69%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

712

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,053

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,417

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,438

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

20.04%

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

8.43%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

3.44%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

4.77%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

5.09%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(36.30%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

31.74%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

17.50%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(0.95%)

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

14.66%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2001

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.48%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Mar. 31, 2001

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.99%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.40%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.14%

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.60%

Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.59%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.45%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

348

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

764

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,306

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,786

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

248

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

764

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,306

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,786

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.02%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.56%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.60%

Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.78%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.69%

^[3]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.19%

^[3]

Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.14%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.06%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.11%

^[3]

Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.07%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.83%

^[3]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.90%

^[3]

Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

9.17%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.18%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.11%

^[3]

Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund | Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

15.26%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.12%

^[4]

10 Year

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7.52%

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Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund | Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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15.26%

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5 Year

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3.12%

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Since Inception

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(5.00%)

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[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 1000 large-capitalization companies in the United States. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund

High Yield Bond Fund
CLASS A: TPHAX | CLASS C: TPHCX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of this Fund is to generate a high level of current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		4.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.60%	0.60%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.54%	0.54%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	1.40%	2.15%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	586	318
3 Years	873	673
5 Years	1,181	1,154
10 Years	2,054	2,483

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund Class C
1 Year	218
3 Years	673
5 Years	1,154
10 Years	2,483

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• 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. The Fund has adopted a non-fundamental investment policy that under normal circumstances will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities. This policy may not be changed without at least 60 days prior written notice to Fund shareholders.

• 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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.

7. 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.

PAST PERFORMANCE

The Fund commenced investment operations on May 7, 2007. 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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-09	Dec-08
27.25%	-21.55%

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Plan High Yield Bond Fund		1 Year	5 Year	Since Inception
Class A		7.49%	6.13%	5.22%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	5.44%	3.68%	2.83%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	4.82%	3.71%	2.96%
Class A Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	15.13%	9.53%	6.12%
Class C		10.74%	6.28%	5.27%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	8.88%	4.11%	3.21%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	6.93%	4.02%	3.22%
Class C Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	15.13%	9.53%	6.12%

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finder's fee of 0.50% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $4 million, and 0.25% on all mounts in excess of $4 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of intermediate (1 to 10 year) U.S. high yield issues. It includes fixed-rate, noninvestment grade debt issues rated Ba1 or lower by Moody's, BB+ or lower by S&P, below investment grade by Fitch Investor's Service or if unrated, previously held a high yield rating or have been associated with a high yield issuer, and must trade accordingly.

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Timothy Fixed Income Fund

Fixed Income Fund
CLASS A: TFIAX | CLASS C: TFICX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Fixed Income Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		4.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Fixed Income Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.60%	0.60%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.46%	0.46%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		1.32%	2.07%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement		(0.15%)	(0.15%)
Total Annual Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement	[1]	1.17%	1.92%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Fixed Income Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	564	295
3 Years	837	636
5 Years	1,129	1,102
10 Years	1,960	2,392

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Fixed Income Fund Class C
1 Year	195
3 Years	636
5 Years	1,102
10 Years	2,392

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• To achieve its goal, the Fund normally invests in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, convertible securities and preferred securities. The Investment Manager will only purchase securities for the Fund that are investment grade, with a rating of at least “BBB” 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. The Fund has adopted a non-fundamental investment policy that under normal circumstances will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities. This policy may not be changed without at least 60 days prior written notice to Fund shareholders.

• 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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. 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.

3. Credit Risk | The Fund could lose money if any bonds it owns are downgraded in credit rating or go into default. For this reason, the Fund will only invest in investment-grade bonds. The degree of risk for a particular security may not 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.

4. 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.

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

6. 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 minor degree of volatility and risk.

PAST PERFORMANCE

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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

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

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Fixed Income Fund		1 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Inception
Class A		(2.08%)	3.74%	3.72%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	(2.69%)	2.67%	2.47%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	(1.35%)	2.56%	2.44%
Class A Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	4.22%	5.95%	5.18%
Class C		0.78%	3.94%		3.24%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	0.36%	3.11%		2.23%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	0.51%	2.88%		2.17%
Class C Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	4.22%	5.95%		5.27%

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finder's fee of 0.50% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $4 million, and 0.25% on all mounts in excess of $4 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (formerly Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Bond Index) is a benchmark index composed of US Securities in Treasury, Government-Related, Corporate, and Securitized sectors. It includes securities that are of investment-grade quality or better, have at least one year to maturity, and have an outstanding par value of at least $250 million. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund

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Aggressive Growth Fund
CLASS A: TAAGX | CLASS C: TCAGX

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
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Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 147% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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147.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• 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 [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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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. 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.

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

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-03	Dec-08
20.22%	-28.84%

Performance Table Heading

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

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.

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.

Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

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none

^[1]

Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fees

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none

Management Fee

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0.85%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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0.25%

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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1.02%

Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.13%

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1 Year

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754

3 Years

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1,180

5 Years

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1,631

10 Years

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2,877

2003

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39.04%

2004

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9.62%

2005

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8.73%

2006

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7.50%

2007

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7.66%

2008

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(45.27%)

2009

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30.46%

2010

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27.89%

2011

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2.91%

2012

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12.40%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

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20.22%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(28.84%)

1 Year

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6.23%

5 Year

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(0.05%)

10 Year

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6.70%

Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

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1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fees

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none

Management Fee

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0.85%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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1.00%

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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1.02%

Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses

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0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.88%

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1 Year

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391

3 Years

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892

5 Years

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1,518

10 Years

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3,204

1 Year

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291

3 Years

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892

5 Years

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1,518

10 Years

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3,204

1 Year

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10.55%

5 Year

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0.38%

Since Inception

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3.46%

Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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6.23%

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5 Year

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(0.07%)

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10 Year

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6.30%

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Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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10.55%

^[3]

5 Year

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0.36%

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Since Inception

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3.01%

^[3]

Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.05%

^[3]

5 Year

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(0.06%)

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10 Year

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5.87%

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Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.86%

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5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.31%

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Since Inception

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2.96%

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Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund | Russell Mid Cap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

15.81%

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5 Year

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3.23%

^[4]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

10.32%

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Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund | Russell Mid Cap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

15.81%

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5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.23%

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Since Inception

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6.91%

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[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] The Russell Mid Cap Growth Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of Mid Capitalization growth companies in the United States. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund

Aggressive Growth Fund
CLASS A: TAAGX | CLASS C: TCAGX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.85%	0.85%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		1.02%	1.02%
Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses		0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	2.13%	2.88%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	754	391
3 Years	1,180	892
5 Years	1,631	1,518
10 Years	2,877	3,204

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund Class C
1 Year	291
3 Years	892
5 Years	1,518
10 Years	3,204

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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. 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.

PAST PERFORMANCE

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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-03	Dec-08
20.22%	-28.84%

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Aggressive Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Inception
Class A		6.23%	(0.05%)	6.70%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	6.23%	(0.07%)	6.30%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	4.05%	(0.06%)	5.87%
Class A Russell Mid Cap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	15.81%	3.23%	10.32%
Class C		10.55%	0.38%		3.46%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	10.55%	0.36%		3.01%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	6.86%	0.31%		2.96%
Class C Russell Mid Cap Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	15.81%	3.23%		6.91%

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] The Russell Mid Cap Growth Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of Mid Capitalization growth companies in the United States. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	TIMOTHY PLAN
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Jan. 29, 2013
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Jan. 30, 2013

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Israel Common Values Fund
CLASS A: TPAIX | CLASS C: TPCIX

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

37.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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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 [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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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. Israel Risk | 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.

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. Country-Specific Risk | The Fund invests only 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

rr_RiskLoseMoney

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

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund commenced investment operations on October 12, 2012. 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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Mar-12	Jun-12
10.12%	-9.83%

Performance Table Heading

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

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

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none

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

1.57%

Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.04%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.86%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

289

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

884

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,506

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,181

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

9.82%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Mar. 31, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

10.12%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2012

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(9.83%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.73%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.09%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 12, 2012

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

1.53%

Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.04%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

3.57%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

459

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,093

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,848

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

3,832

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

236

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

727

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,245

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,666

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.92%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.11%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 12, 2012

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.73%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.09%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 12, 2012

^[4]

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.92%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.11%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 12, 2012

^[4]

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

2.42%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.78%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 12, 2012

^[4]

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.15%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.20%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 12, 2012

^[4]

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Israel TA 100 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.21%

^[5]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[5]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.62%

^[3],[5]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 12, 2012

^[5]

Timothy Israel Common Values Fund | Israel TA 100 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.21%

^[5]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

^[5]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.62%

^[3],[5]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Oct. 12, 2012

^[5]

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] The Fund commenced investment operations on October 12, 2012.

[4] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[5] Israel TA 100 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 100 Israeli issues. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Value

Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Plan International Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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International Fund
CLASS A: TPIAX | CLASS C: TPICX

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 34% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

34.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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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 securities of foreign companies 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 [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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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. 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.

10. 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.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund commenced investment operations on May 1, 2011. 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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-09	Dec-08
19.29%	-24.53%

Performance Table Heading

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

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Timothy Plan International Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.57%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.84%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

727

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,097

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,491

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,590

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(45.38%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

33.88%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

7.23%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(17.34%)

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

14.72%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

19.29%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(24.53%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.36%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(6.85%)

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(4.41%)

Timothy Plan International Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

1.00%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.57%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.02%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.59%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

362

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

805

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,375

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,925

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

262

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

805

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,375

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,925

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

12.76%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(6.50%)

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(4.20%)

Timothy Plan International Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.07%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(7.34%)

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(4.87%)

^[3]

Timothy Plan International Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

12.76%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(6.84%)

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(4.51%)

^[3]

Timothy Plan International Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.44%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.97%)

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(3.95%)

^[3]

Timothy Plan International Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.29%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(5.60%)

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(3.70%)

^[3]

Timothy Plan International Fund | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.55%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(6.57%)

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(5.70%)

^[4]

Timothy Plan International Fund | MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.55%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(6.57%)

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

(5.70%)

^[4]

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of 21 developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

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	Jan. 29, 2013
Risk/Return:
Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Registrant Name	TIMOTHY PLAN
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Document Creation Date	Jan. 30, 2013
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Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund

Large/Mid-Cap Growth Fund
CLASS A: TLGAX | CLASS C: TLGCX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.85%	0.85%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.58%	0.59%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	1.69%	2.45%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	712	348
3 Years	1,053	764
5 Years	1,417	1,306
10 Years	2,438	2,786

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund Class C
1 Year	248
3 Years	764
5 Years	1,306
10 Years	2,786

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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. 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.

PAST PERFORMANCE

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-t to-date returns are available on the Fund’s website at www.timothyplan.com, or by calling the Fund at (800) 846-7526.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Dec-01	Mar-01
16.48%	-23.99%

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Large/Mip-Cap Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Inception
Class A		8.40%	1.14%	4.60%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	6.78%	0.69%	4.19%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	6.07%	0.83%	3.90%
Class A Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	15.26%	3.12%	7.52%
Class C		13.02%	1.56%		2.60%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	11.14%	1.06%		2.11%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	9.17%	1.18%		2.11%
Class C Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	15.26%	3.12%		(5.00%)

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] The Russell 1000 Growth Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 1000 large-capitalization companies in the United States. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Timothy Strategic Growth Fund

Strategic Growth Fund
CLASS A: TSGAX | CLASS C: TSGCX

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

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Strategic Growth Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Strategic Growth Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.65%	0.65%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		none	0.75%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.50%	0.50%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		1.67%	1.67%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	2.82%	3.57%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Strategic Growth Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	810	460
3 Years	1,367	1,094
5 Years	1,949	1,850
10 Years	3,517	3,836

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Strategic Growth Fund Class C
1 Year	360
3 Years	1,094
5 Years	1,850
10 Years	3,836

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund normally will invest at least 75% of its total assets in the following Traditional Funds according to the following approximate range of percentages:

Timothy Plan Traditional Fund	% of Fund’s Net Assets Invested in Traditional Fund
Small Cap Value Fund	5 - 10%
Large/Mid Cap Value Fund	15 - 25%
Large/Mid Cap Growth Fund	15 - 25%
Aggressive Growth Fund	5 - 10%
High Yield Bond Fund	5 - 15%
International Fund	20 - 30%
Israel Common Values Fund	5 - 10%
Emerging Markets Fund	5 - 10%
Defensive Strategies Fund	5 - 15%

Timothy Partners, Ltd. (“TPL”) will determine the specific asset allocation program on a continuous basis, based on its forecast of the overall market. On each day that the Fund is open for business, TPL will review the asset allocation program and reallocate, as necessary, for any new funds invested in the Fund. The Advisor also will reallocate the Fund’s investments in the Traditional Funds at the end of each fiscal quarter to maintain the asset allocation program.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

1. General Risk | As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in the 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. Portfolio Risk | The Fund is indirectly subject to the following risks that are inherent in the Traditional Funds in which the Fund invests:

• 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.

• 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.

• Mid-size 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.

• Small 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Value Investing Risk: 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 a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. It is also possible that a value stock may never appreciate to the extent expected.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• High Yield Security Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade (“high yield securities”) by one or more NRSROs 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.

• Interest Rate Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests in the High Yield Bond Fund and other fixed income securities, the Fund will be exposed to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall; the higher the High Yield Bond 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.

• Credit Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests in the High Yield Bond Fund and other fixed income securities, the Fund will be exposed to credit risk. The Fund could lose money if any bonds owned by the High Yield Bond Fund are downgraded in credit rating or go into default.

• 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.

• 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.

• Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities Risk: Because the real rate of return offered by TIPS, which represents the growth of your purchasing power, is guaranteed by the Federal Government, 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.

• 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.

• Israel Risk: 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.

• 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.

3.             Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in moderately- to aggressively-oriented equity and bond funds and who wish to allocate their investments among multiple funds with a single investment.

PAST PERFORMANCE

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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-09	Dec-08
16.44%	-24.40%

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Strategic Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Inception
Class A		4.49%	(2.39%)	4.73%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	4.27%	(2.86%)	4.12%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	2.92%	(2.23%)	3.99%
Class A DJ Global Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	13.96%	2.58%	9.19%
Class C		8.76%	(2.05%)		2.16%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	8.76%	(2.44%)		1.58%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	5.70%	(1.88%)		1.79%
Class C DJ Global Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	13.96%	2.58%		6.53%

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] DJ Global Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Index is a widely recognized measure of portfolios with similar levels of risk. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund

Defensive Strategies Fund
CLASS A: TPDAX | CLASS C: TPDCX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of this Fund is the protection of principal through aggressive, proactive reactions to prevailing economic conditions.

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.60%	0.60%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.49%	0.49%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		0.13%	0.13%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	1.47%	2.22%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	691	325
3 Years	988	693
5 Years	1,307	1,188
10 Years	2,208	2,551

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund Class C
1 Year	225
3 Years	693
5 Years	1,188
10 Years	2,551

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

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”.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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.

4. Treasury-Inflation Protection Securities Risk | Because the real rate of return offered by TIPS, which represents the growth of your purchasing power, is guaranteed by the Federal Government, 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. For this reason, the Fund will only invest in investment-grade bonds. 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.

10. 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.

PAST PERFORMANCE

The Fund commenced investment operations on November 4, 2009. 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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

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

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund		1 Year	5 Year	Since Inception
Class A		(1.14%)		7.60%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	(1.17%)		6.60%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	(0.71%)		6.04%
Class A DJ Moderately Conservative US Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	11.92%		11.31%
Class C		2.92%		8.74%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	2.89%		7.75%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	1.93%		7.04%
Class C DJ Moderately Conservative US Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	11.92%		11.31%

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] The DJ Moderately Conservative US Portfolio Index is rebalanced monthly to the appropriate percentage of the risk experienced by the all stock Portfolio Index over the previous 36 months. It reflects a portfolio in which the equities represent 40% of the portfolio, and provides an evaluation of the return on investment considering the amount of risk taken.

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Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund

Large/Mid Cap Value Fund
CLASS A: TLVAX | CLASS C: TLVCX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

with a secondary objective of current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.85%	0.85%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.47%	0.47%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	1.58%	2.33%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	702	336
3 Years	1,021	727
5 Years	1,363	1,245
10 Years	2,325	2,666

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund Class C
1 Year	236
3 Years	727
5 Years	1,245
10 Years	2,666

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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 7% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in U.S. common stocks. The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in companies whose total market capitalization exceeds $2 billion. This Fund invests using a value investing style. Value funds typically emphasize stocks whose prices are below average in relation to such measures as earnings and book value; these stocks often have above-average dividend yields. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term returns, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

• In determining whether to invest in a particular company, the Fund’s Investment Manager focuses on a number of different attributes of the company, including the company’s market expertise, balance sheet, improving return on equity, price to earnings ratios, industry position and strength, management, and a number of other factors. Analyzing companies in this manner is known as a “bottom up” approach to investing. 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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. 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.

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. Value Investing Risk | 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 a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. It is also possible that a value stock may never appreciate to the extent expected.

7. 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 moderate amounts of volatility and risk.

PAST PERFORMANCE

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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

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

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund		1 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Inception
Class A		6.94%	(1.04%)	8.13%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	6.82%	(1.23%)	7.44%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	4.51%	(1.00%)	6.95%
Class A S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	16.00%	1.66%	7.10%
Class C		11.28%	(0.67%)		6.18%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	11.28%	(0.80%)		5.45%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	7.33%	(0.64%)		5.18%
Class C S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	16.00%	1.66%		4.73%

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] The S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund

Small Cap Value Fund
CLASS A: TPLNX | CLASS C: TSVCX

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

with a secondary objective of current income.

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.85%	0.85%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.49%	0.49%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	1.60%	2.35%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	704	338
3 Years	1,027	733
5 Years	1,373	1,255
10 Years	2,346	2,686

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund Class C
1 Year	238
3 Years	733
5 Years	1,255
10 Years	2,686

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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 65% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in U.S. Small Cap stocks. Small Cap stocks refer to the common stock of smaller companies — companies whose total market capitalization is less than $2 billion. This Fund invests using a value investing style. Value funds typically emphasize stocks whose prices are below average in relation to such measures as earnings and book value; these stocks often have above-average dividend yields. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term returns, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

• In determining whether to invest in a particular company, the Fund’s Investment Manager focuses on a number of different attributes of the company, including the company’s market expertise, balance sheet, improving return on equity, price to earnings ratios, industry position and strength, management and a number of other factors. Analyzing companies in this manner is known as a “bottom up” approach to investing. 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 invest in equity securities of foreign issuers in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADRs are certificates held in trust by a U.S. bank or trust company evidencing ownership of shares of foreign-based issuers, and are an alternative to purchasing foreign securities in their national market and currency.

• 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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. 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. Value Investing Risk | 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 a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. It is also possible that a value stock may never appreciate to the extent expected.

7. 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 moderate amounts of volatility and risk.

PAST PERFORMANCE

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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

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

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Small-Cap Value Fund		1 Year	5 Years	10 Years	Since Inception
Class A		10.65%	1.62%	7.42%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	10.59%	1.55%	6.35%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	6.92%	1.33%	6.09%
Class A Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	16.35%	3.56%	9.72%
Class C		15.11%	2.00%		4.02%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	15.11%	1.93%		2.80%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	9.82%	1.66%		2.99%
Class C Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	16.35%	3.56%		5.75%

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] The Russell 2000 Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 2000 Small Capitalization companies in the United States. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Conservative Growth Fund

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Conservative Growth Fund
CLASS A: TCGAX | CLASS C: TCVCX

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

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FEES AND EXPENSES

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

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Shareholder Fees
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 32% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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32.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

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50,000

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The Fund normally will invest at least 75% of its total assets in the following Traditional Funds according to the following approximate range of percentages:

Timothy Plan Traditional Fund	% of Fund’s Net Assets Invested in Traditional Fund
Small Cap Value Fund	0 - 10%
Large/Mid Cap Value Fund	10 - 20%
Large/Mid Cap Growth Fund	5 - 15%
Aggressive Growth Fund	0 - 5%
High Yield Bond Fund	5 - 15%
Fixed Income Fund	20 - 40%
International Fund	5 - 15%
Israel Common Values Fund	0 - 5%
Emerging Markets Fund	0 - 5%
Defensive Strategies Fund	10 - 30%

Timothy Partners, Ltd. (“TPL”) will determine the specific asset allocation program on a continuous basis, based on its forecast of the overall market. On each day that the Fund is open for business, TPL will review the asset allocation program and reallocate, as necessary, for any new funds invested in the Fund. The Advisor also will reallocate the Fund’s investments in the Traditional Funds at the end of each fiscal quarter to maintain the asset allocation program.

Risk [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

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1. General Risk | As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in the 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. Portfolio Risk | The Fund is indirectly subject to the following risks that are inherent in the Traditional Funds in which the Fund invests:

• 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.

• 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.

• Mid-size 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.

• Small 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Value Investing Risk: 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 a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. It is also possible that a value stock may never appreciate to the extent expected.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• High Yield Security Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade (“high yield securities”) by one or more NRSROs 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.

• Interest Rate Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests in the High Yield Bond Fund and other fixed income securities, the Fund will be exposed to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall; the higher the High Yield Bond 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.

• Credit Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests in the High Yield Bond Fund and other fixed income securities, the Fund will be exposed to credit risk. The Fund could lose money if any bonds owned by the High Yield Bond Fund are downgraded in credit rating or go into default.

• 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.

• 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.

• Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities Risk: Because the real rate of return offered by TIPS, which represents the growth of your purchasing power, is guaranteed by the Federal Government, 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.

• 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.

• Israel Risk: 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.

• 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.

3.             Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in moderately risk-oriented equity and bond funds, but who also wish to realize current income and allocate their investments among multiple funds with a single investment.

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

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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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 Fundinvestments were more widely distributed.

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PAST PERFORMANCE

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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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-09	Dec-08
12.63%	-17.02%

Performance Table Heading

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

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.

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.

Timothy Conservative Growth Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

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5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

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none

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Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fees

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none

Management Fee

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0.65%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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none

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%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

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1.47%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.58%

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1 Year

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797

3 Years

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1,308

5 Years

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1,845

10 Years

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3,304

2003

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20.22%

2004

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6.41%

2005

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5.56%

2006

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9.86%

2007

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8.85%

2008

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(28.88%)

2009

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22.23%

2010

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11.57%

2011

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1.21%

2012

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7.04%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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12.63%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(17.02%)

1 Year

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1.20%

5 Year

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(0.14%)

10 Year

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4.83%

Timothy Conservative Growth Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

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none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

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1.00%

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Redemption fees

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none

Exchange fees

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none

Management Fee

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0.65%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

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0.75%

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%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

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1.47%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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3.33%

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1 Year

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436

3 Years

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1,024

5 Years

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1,736

10 Years

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3,622

1 Year

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336

3 Years

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1,024

5 Years

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1,736

10 Years

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3,622

1 Year

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5.16%

5 Year

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0.26%

Since Inception

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3.08%

Timothy Conservative Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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0.95%

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5 Year

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(0.64%)

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10 Year

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4.14%

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Timothy Conservative Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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5.16%

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5 Year

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(0.12%)

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Since Inception

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2.44%

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Timothy Conservative Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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0.78%

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5 Year

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(0.38%)

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10 Year

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3.97%

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Timothy Conservative Growth Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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3.35%

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5 Year

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0.05%

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Since Inception

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2.49%

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Timothy Conservative Growth Fund | Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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11.24%

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5 Year

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3.44%

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10 Year

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8.25%

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Timothy Conservative Growth Fund | Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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11.24%

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5 Year

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3.44%

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Since Inception

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6.16%

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[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] The DJ Global Moderate Portfolio Index is a widely recognized, measure of portfolios with similar levels of risk. The Portfolio Index is rebalanced monthly to the appropriate percentage of risk experienced by the all stock Portfolio Index over the previous thirty-six months.

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Registrant Name

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TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

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Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Fixed Income Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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Fixed Income Fund
CLASS A: TFIAX | CLASS C: TFICX

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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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 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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19.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

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A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finder’s fee of 0.50% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $4 million, and 0.25% on all mounts in excess of $4 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

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The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• To achieve its goal, the Fund normally invests in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, convertible securities and preferred securities. The Investment Manager will only purchase securities for the Fund that are investment grade, with a rating of at least “BBB” 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. The Fund has adopted a non-fundamental investment policy that under normal circumstances will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities. This policy may not be changed without at least 60 days prior written notice to Fund shareholders.

• 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 [Heading]

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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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. 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.

3. Credit Risk | The Fund could lose money if any bonds it owns are downgraded in credit rating or go into default. For this reason, the Fund will only invest in investment-grade bonds. The degree of risk for a particular security may not 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.

4. 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.

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

6. 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 minor degree of volatility and risk.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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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 Phone [Text]

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(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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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 [Heading]

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

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The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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

Performance Table Heading

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

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Timothy Fixed Income Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

4.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.60%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.46%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.32%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.15%)

Total Annual Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.17%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

564

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

837

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,129

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

1,960

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

5.70%

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

3.44%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

1.11%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

3.11%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

5.19%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(0.05%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

8.65%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

5.46%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

7.11%

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

2.56%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2002

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

5.98%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2004

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(3.55%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.08%)

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.74%

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.72%

Timothy Fixed Income Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.60%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.46%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.07%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.15%)

Total Annual Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.92%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

295

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

636

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,102

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,392

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

195

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

636

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,102

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,392

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.78%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.94%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.24%

Timothy Fixed Income Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(2.69%)

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.67%

^[3]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.47%

^[3]

Timothy Fixed Income Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.36%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.11%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.23%

^[3]

Timothy Fixed Income Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

(1.35%)

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.56%

^[3]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.44%

^[3]

Timothy Fixed Income Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.51%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.88%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.17%

^[3]

Timothy Fixed Income Fund | Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.22%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.95%

^[4]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.18%

^[4]

Timothy Fixed Income Fund | Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.22%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.95%

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.27%

^[4]

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finder's fee of 0.50% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $4 million, and 0.25% on all mounts in excess of $4 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (formerly Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Bond Index) is a benchmark index composed of US Securities in Treasury, Government-Related, Corporate, and Securitized sectors. It includes securities that are of investment-grade quality or better, have at least one year to maturity, and have an outstanding par value of at least $250 million. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Label

Element

Value

Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

dei_EntityRegistrantName

TIMOTHY PLAN

Prospectus Date

rr_ProspectusDate

Jan. 29, 2013

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Risk/Return [Heading]

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Large/Mid Cap Value Fund
CLASS A: TLVAX | CLASS C: TLVCX

Objective [Heading]

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

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

Objective, Secondary [Text Block]

rr_ObjectiveSecondaryTextBlock

with a secondary objective of current income.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

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

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 7% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

7.00%

Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]

rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock

A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust’s Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders’ fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount

50,000

Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text]

rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example:

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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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. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Closing [Text Block]

rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

Strategy [Heading]

rr_StrategyHeading

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock

• The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in U.S. common stocks. The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets in companies whose total market capitalization exceeds $2 billion. This Fund invests using a value investing style. Value funds typically emphasize stocks whose prices are below average in relation to such measures as earnings and book value; these stocks often have above-average dividend yields. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term returns, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

• In determining whether to invest in a particular company, the Fund’s Investment Manager focuses on a number of different attributes of the company, including the company’s market expertise, balance sheet, improving return on equity, price to earnings ratios, industry position and strength, management, and a number of other factors. Analyzing companies in this manner is known as a “bottom up” approach to investing. 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 [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

PRINCIPAL RISKS

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock

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

2. Stock Market Risk | 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. 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.

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. Value Investing Risk | 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 a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. It is also possible that a value stock may never appreciate to the extent expected.

7. 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 moderate amounts of volatility and risk.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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PAST PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year and by comparing the Fund’s performance to a broad based index. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. More up- to-date returns are available on the Fund’s website at www.timothyplan.com, or by calling the Fund at (800) 846-7526.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year and by comparing the Fund’s performance to a broad based index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

(800) 846-7526

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.timothyplan.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

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

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

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

Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]

rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

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

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

5.50%

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

none

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

0.25%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.47%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.58%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

702

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

1,021

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,363

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,325

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

27.99%

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

8.75%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

19.42%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

18.41%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

17.02%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(40.05%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

22.19%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

20.22%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

0.76%

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

13.19%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

17.72%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(23.81%)

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.94%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.04%)

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.13%

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther

1.00%

^[1]

Redemption fees

rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption

none

Exchange fees

rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption

none

Management Fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.85%

Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

1.00%

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

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.47%

Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.33%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

336

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

727

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,245

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

2,666

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01

236

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03

727

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05

1,245

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10

2,666

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.28%

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.67%)

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.18%

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.82%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.23%)

^[3]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.44%

^[3]

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund | Return after taxes on distributions | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.28%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.80%)

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.45%

^[3]

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.51%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(1.00%)

^[3]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.95%

^[3]

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund | Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.33%

^[3]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(0.64%)

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.18%

^[3]

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class A

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.00%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.66%

^[4]

10 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.10%

^[4]

Timothy Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund | S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | Class C

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

1 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.00%

^[4]

5 Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.66%

^[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.73%

^[4]

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[2] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[4] The S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Timothy Conservative Growth Fund

Conservative Growth Fund
CLASS A: TCGAX | CLASS C: TCVCX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Conservative Growth Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Conservative Growth Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		0.65%	0.65%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		none	0.75%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.46%	0.46%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		1.47%	1.47%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	2.58%	3.33%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Conservative Growth Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	797	436
3 Years	1,308	1,024
5 Years	1,845	1,736
10 Years	3,304	3,622

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Conservative Growth Fund Class C
1 Year	336
3 Years	1,024
5 Years	1,736
10 Years	3,622

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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 32% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund normally will invest at least 75% of its total assets in the following Traditional Funds according to the following approximate range of percentages:

Timothy Plan Traditional Fund	% of Fund’s Net Assets Invested in Traditional Fund
Small Cap Value Fund	0 - 10%
Large/Mid Cap Value Fund	10 - 20%
Large/Mid Cap Growth Fund	5 - 15%
Aggressive Growth Fund	0 - 5%
High Yield Bond Fund	5 - 15%
Fixed Income Fund	20 - 40%
International Fund	5 - 15%
Israel Common Values Fund	0 - 5%
Emerging Markets Fund	0 - 5%
Defensive Strategies Fund	10 - 30%

Timothy Partners, Ltd. (“TPL”) will determine the specific asset allocation program on a continuous basis, based on its forecast of the overall market. On each day that the Fund is open for business, TPL will review the asset allocation program and reallocate, as necessary, for any new funds invested in the Fund. The Advisor also will reallocate the Fund’s investments in the Traditional Funds at the end of each fiscal quarter to maintain the asset allocation program.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

1. General Risk | As with most other mutual funds, you can lose money by investing in the 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. Portfolio Risk | The Fund is indirectly subject to the following risks that are inherent in the Traditional Funds in which the Fund invests:

• 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.

• 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.

• Mid-size 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.

• Small 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Value Investing Risk: 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 a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time. It is also possible that a value stock may never appreciate to the extent expected.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• High Yield Security Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade (“high yield securities”) by one or more NRSROs 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.

• Interest Rate Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests in the High Yield Bond Fund and other fixed income securities, the Fund will be exposed to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall; the higher the High Yield Bond 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.

• Credit Risk: To the extent that the Fund invests in the High Yield Bond Fund and other fixed income securities, the Fund will be exposed to credit risk. The Fund could lose money if any bonds owned by the High Yield Bond Fund are downgraded in credit rating or go into default.

• 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.

• 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.

• Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities Risk: Because the real rate of return offered by TIPS, which represents the growth of your purchasing power, is guaranteed by the Federal Government, 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.

• 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.

• Israel Risk: 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.

• 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.

3.             Who Should Buy This Fund | The Fund is most appropriate for investors who understand the risks of investing in moderately risk-oriented equity and bond funds, but who also wish to realize current income and allocate their investments among multiple funds with a single investment.

PAST PERFORMANCE

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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-09	Dec-08
12.63%	-17.02%

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Conservative Growth Fund		1 Year	5 Year	10 Year	Since Inception
Class A		1.20%	(0.14%)	4.83%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	0.95%	(0.64%)	4.14%
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	0.78%	(0.38%)	3.97%
Class A Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	11.24%	3.44%	8.25%
Class C		5.16%	0.26%		3.08%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	5.16%	(0.12%)		2.44%
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	3.35%	0.05%		2.49%
Class C Dow Jones Global Moderate Portfolio Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	11.24%	3.44%		6.16%

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] The DJ Global Moderate Portfolio Index is a widely recognized, measure of portfolios with similar levels of risk. The Portfolio Index is rebalanced monthly to the appropriate percentage of risk experienced by the all stock Portfolio Index over the previous thirty-six months.

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Timothy Plan International Fund

International Fund
CLASS A: TPIAX | CLASS C: TPICX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Plan International Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Plan International Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		1.00%	1.00%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		0.57%	0.57%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		0.02%	0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	1.84%	2.59%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Plan International Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	727	362
3 Years	1,097	805
5 Years	1,491	1,375
10 Years	2,590	2,925

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Plan International Fund Class C
1 Year	262
3 Years	805
5 Years	1,375
10 Years	2,925

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• 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 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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.

10. 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.

PAST PERFORMANCE

The Fund commenced investment operations on May 1, 2011. 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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Jun-09	Dec-08
19.29%	-24.53%

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Plan International Fund		1 Year	5 Year	Since Inception
Class A		8.36%	(6.85%)	(4.41%)
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	8.07%	(7.34%)	(4.87%)
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	5.44%	(5.97%)	(3.95%)
Class A MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	13.55%	(6.57%)	(5.70%)
Class C		12.76%	(6.50%)	(4.20%)
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[1]	12.76%	(6.84%)	(4.51%)
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[1]	8.29%	(5.60%)	(3.70%)
Class C MSCI EAFE Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[2]	13.55%	(6.57%)	(5.70%)

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[2] The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of 21 developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

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Timothy Israel Common Values Fund

Israel Common Values Fund
CLASS A: TPAIX | CLASS C: TPCIX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Israel Common Values Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Israel Common Values Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		1.00%	1.00%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses (including administrative fees, transfer agency fees, sub-transfer agency fees, and all other ordinary operating expenses not listed above)		1.57%	1.53%
Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses		0.04%	0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	2.86%	3.57%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Israel Common Values Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	289	459
3 Years	884	1,093
5 Years	1,506	1,848
10 Years	3,181	3,832

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Israel Common Values Fund Class C
1 Year	236
3 Years	727
5 Years	1,245
10 Years	2,666

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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. Israel Risk | 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.

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. Country-Specific Risk | The Fund invests only 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

PAST PERFORMANCE

The Fund commenced investment operations on October 12, 2012. 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.

The bar chart does not reflect sales charges. If these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

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

Best	Worst
Quarter	Quarter
Mar-12	Jun-12
10.12%	-9.83%

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

Average Annual Total Returns Timothy Israel Common Values Fund		1 Year	5 Year	Since Inception		Inception Date
Class A		3.73%		2.09%	[1]	Oct. 12, 2012
Class A Return after taxes on distributions	[2]	3.73%		2.09%	[1]	Oct. 12, 2012
Class A Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[2]	2.42%		1.78%	[1]	Oct. 12, 2012
Class A Israel TA 100 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[3]	7.21%		5.62%	[1]	Oct. 12, 2012
Class C		7.92%		6.11%	[1]	Oct. 12, 2012
Class C Return after taxes on distributions	[2]	7.92%		6.11%	[1]	Oct. 12, 2012
Class C Return after taxes on distributions and sale of shares	[2]	5.15%		5.20%	[1]	Oct. 12, 2012
Class C Israel TA 100 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[3]	7.21%		5.62%	[1]	Oct. 12, 2012

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of average net assets in the Financial Highlights Table, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

[1] The Fund commenced investment operations on October 12, 2012.

[2] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

[3] Israel TA 100 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 100 Israeli issues. The Index assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and does not reflect any asset-based charges for investment management or other expenses.

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Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund

Emerging Markets Fund
CLASS A: TPEMX | CLASS C: TPECX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Timothy Plan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 72 of the prospectus and “Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares” on page 38 of the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund		Class A	Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as % of offering price)		5.50%	none
Maximum deferred sales charges (load) (as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%
Redemption fees		none	none
Exchange fees		none	none

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

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund		Class A	Class C
Management Fee		1.20%	1.20%
Distribution/Service(12b-1 Fees)		0.25%	1.00%
Other Expenses		0.49%	0.49%
Fees and Expenses of Acquired Funds		0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	[1]	1.95%	2.70%

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. For each share class offered, the Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in 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:

Expense Example Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund (USD $)	Class A	Class C
1 Year	737	373
3 Years	1,128	838
5 Years	1,544	1,430
10 Years	2,700	3,032

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)	Timothy Plan Emerging Markets Fund Class C
1 Year	273
3 Years	838
5 Years	1,430
10 Years	3,032

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

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. The Fund is new and has not yet had any portfolio turnover.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

• 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 emerging market countries through the purchase of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and direct investments in such companies on Foreign stock exchanges, without regard to market capitalizations. Emerging markets or emerging economies are nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. Companies “domiciled” in such countries are companies that are organized and registered in the country. Companies “headquartered” in a country are those companies that have their main office in the country, but may be “domiciled” in another country.

• This 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. Such criteria include market positioning, management strength, transparency of accounting and financial reporting, and other criteria. Securities are sold when they reach internally determined pricing targets or no longer qualify under the Manager’s investment criteria.

• 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 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.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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. Growth Risk | This Fund invests in companies after assessing their growth potential. Securities of growth companies may be more volatile than other stocks. If the Investment 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.

10. 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.

PAST PERFORMANCE

This is a new Fund without an operating history. Accordingly, performance information is not available at this time.

[1] A one percent (1%) contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on any Class C shares sold within the first thirteen months after purchase. The Trust's Distributor, Timothy Partners, Ltd., will pay a finders' fee of 1% of the proceeds invested to brokers that purchase shares of the Funds in amounts from $1 million to $2 million, 0.75% on the next $1 million, 0.50% on the next $2 million, and 0.25% on all amounts in excess of $5 million. In such cases, those purchases will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for 18 months after the date of purchase.

[1] “Other Expenses” are estimated for the Fund’s first year of operations.