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Definitive
Proxy Statement
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Definitive
Additional Materials
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Soliciting
Material Under Rule 14a-12
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No
fee required.
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Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
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Title
of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
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Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction applies:
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Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing
fee is
calculated and state how it was determined):
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4)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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5)
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Total
fee paid:
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary materials.
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee
was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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1)
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Amount
Previously Paid:
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2)
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Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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3)
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Filing
Party:
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4)
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Date
Filed:
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MMA
Praxis Intermediate Income Fund
MMA
Praxis Core Stock Fund
MMA
Praxis International Fund
MMA
Praxis Value Index Fund
MMA
Praxis Growth Index Fund
MMA
Praxis Small Cap Fund
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MMA
Praxis Intermediate Income Fund
MMA
Praxis Core Stock Fund
MMA
Praxis International Fund
MMA
Praxis Value Index Fund
MMA
Praxis Growth Index Fund
MMA
Praxis Small Cap Fund
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Description
of the Proposal:
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Fund(s)
Solicited:
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Elect
8 Trustees for the Board of the Trust
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All
Funds
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Name,
Age and Address
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Position
with the Company, Term of Office and Length of
Time
Served
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Principal
Occupation During
the
Past Five Years
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Number
of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee*
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Other
Directorships
Held
by
Trustee
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Bruce
C. Harder
Age:
66
c/o
MMA Capital Management
1110
North Main Street
Goshen,
IN 46528
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Trustee
since
2/11/00
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Retired;
Executive Director for Finance and Administration, Tri-Met, the Tri-County
Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, public transportation
system for Portland, Oregon (1986 - 2003); Chairman of the Board,
Mennonite Mutual Aid, Goshen Indiana (1997 - 2003)
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6
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N/A
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Karen
Klassen Harder, Ph.D.
Age:
51
c/o
MMA Capital Management
1110
North Main Street
Goshen,
IN 46528
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Trustee
since
12/2/93
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Professor,
Bluffton University (September 2001 - present)
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6
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N/A
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R.
Clair Sauder
Age:
64
c/o
MMA Capital Management
1110
North Main Street
Goshen,
IN 46528
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Trustee
since
6/30/02
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Partner,
Encore Enterprises, LLC, retail home furnishings (2001 - present);
Partner, C&D Enterprises Unlimited, commercial real estate (1982 -
present)
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6
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Mennonite
Economic Development Associates; National Penn Investors Trust Company;
MicroVest Capital General Partners, LLC; Hometown Heritage
Bank
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Donald
E. Showalter, Esq.
Age:
66
c/o
MMA Capital Management
1110
North Main Street
Goshen,
IN 46528
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Trustee
since
12/2/93
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Senior
Partner, the law firm of Wharton, Aldhizer, & Weaver (June 1965 -
present); Director, Rockingham Heritage Bank (April 1998 -
present)
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6
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N/A
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Candace
L. Smith
Age:
49
c/o
MMA Capital Management
1110
North Main Street
Goshen,
IN 46528
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N/A
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CFO,
MicroVest Capital Management LLC (July 2005 - present); Investment
Committee Member, CleanTech Fund LP (2004 - present); COO, Environmental
Enterprises Assistance Fund (1999 - 2003)
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6
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N/A
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Don
E. Weaver
Age:
44
c/o
MMA Capital Management
1110
North Main Street
Goshen,
IN 46528
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Trustee
since
5/21/07
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CFO,
Hesston College (2006 - present); CIO, Koch Industries and Flint
Hills
Resources (1987 - 2006)
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6
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N/A
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Name,
Age and Address
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Position
with the Company, Term of Office and Length of
Time
Served
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Principal
Occupation During
the
Past Five Years
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Number
of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee*
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Other
Directorships
Held
by
Trustee
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Howard
L. Brenneman**
Age:
67
c/o
MMA Capital Management
1110
North Main Street
Goshen,
IN 46528
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Chairman
and Trustee since
12/2/93
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Self-Employed
Consultant, Consult Inc. (August 2005 - Present); President and CEO,
Mennonite Mutual Aid (December 1991 - 2005)
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6
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N/A
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Larry
D. Miller**
Age:
57
c/o
MMA Capital Management
1110
North Main Street
Goshen,
IN 46528
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Trustee
since
02/19/07
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President
and CEO of Mennonite Mutual Aid, Inc. (January 2007 - Present); President
and CEO of Mennonite Financial Federal Credit Union (September 1990
-
December 2006)
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6
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Chair
of Board of Directors of MMA Trust
Company
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Name,
Age and Address
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Position
with the Company,
Term
of Office and
Length
of Time Served
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Principal
Occupation
During
the Past Five Years
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John
L. Liechty
Age:
52
PO
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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President
since 8/19/97
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Executive
Management, Mennonite Mutual Aid (1976 -
present)
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Steven
T. McCabe
Age
42:
303
Broadway, Suite 900
Cincinnati,
OH 45202
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Treasurer
since 9/25/05
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Vice
President - Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting, JPMorgan Chase
Bank,
N.A. (June 2004 - present); Vice President and Director of Mutual
Fund
Accounting, Fifth Third Bank (1997-2004)
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Marlo
J. Kauffman
Age:
50
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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Vice
President since 12/2/93
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Financial
Services Operation Manager, Mennonite Mutual Aid (1981 - present);
President, MMA Securities, Inc. (2004 - present); OSJ Principal,
ProEquities, Inc., a broker-dealer (1994 - present); Assistant Secretary,
MMA Trust Co.(1990 - present)
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Brian
E. Hirsch
Age:
50
303
Broadway, Suite 1100
Cincinnati,
OH 45202
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Chief
Compliance Officer since 9/25/05
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Vice
President - Compliance, IFS Financial Services, Inc.(2003-Present),
Director of Compliance - Fort Washington Brokerage Services,
Inc.(2003-Present); Chief Compliance Officer - Puglisi & Co. (2000 -
2002)
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Jay
S. Fitton
Age:
37
303
Broadway, Suite 900
Cincinnati,
OH 45202
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Secretary
since 8/21/06
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Assistant
Vice President and Senior Counsel of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (2000
-
present)
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Name
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Dollar
Range of Equity Securities in
MMA
Praxis Intermediate
Income
Fund
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Dollar
Range of Equity Securities in
MMA
Praxis Core
Stock
Fund
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Dollar
Range of Equity Securities in
MMA
Praxis
International
Fund
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Dollar
Range of Equity Securities in
MMA
Praxis Value
Index
Fund
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Aggregate
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in
All
Funds Overseen
by
Trustee in MMA
Praxis
Fund Family*
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Independent
Trustees/Nominees
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Bruce
C. Harder
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$10,001
- $50,000
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$10,001
- $50,000
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$10,001
- $50,000
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$10,001
- $50,000
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Over
$100,000
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Karen
Klassen Harder, Ph.D
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None
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$10,001
- $50,000
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None
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None
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$10,001
- $50,000
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R.
Clair Sauder
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None
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None
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$10,001
- $50,000
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None
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$10,001
- $50,000
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Donald
E. Showalter, Esq.
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None
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None
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$1
- $10,000
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None
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$1
- $10,000
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Candace
L. Smith
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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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Don
E. Weaver
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None
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$1
- $10,000
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None
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$1-$10,000
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$1
- $10,000
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Interested
Trustees
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|||||
Howard
L. Brenneman
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$10,001
- $50,000
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$10,001
- $50,000
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$10,001
- $50,000
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$1
- $10,000
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Over
$100,000
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Larry
D. Miller
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$10,001
- $50,000
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$10,001
- $50,000
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None
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$10,001
- $50,000
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Over
$100,000
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Name
of Trustee
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Aggregate
Compensation
from
the
Funds
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Pension
or
Retirement
Benefits
Accrued
As Part
of
Fund Expenses
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Estimated
Annual Benefits
Upon
Retirement
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Total
Compensation
From
Registrant and
Fund
Complex
Paid
to Trustees
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Independent
Trustees
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Bruce
C. Harder
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$8,750
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None
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None
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$8,750
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Karen
Klassen Harder, Ph.D
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$8,750
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None
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None
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$8,750
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R.
Clair Sauder
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$8,750
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None
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None
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$8,750
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Donald
E. Showalter, Esq.
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$10,250
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None
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None
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$10,250
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Interested
Trustees
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Howard
L. Brenneman
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$8,750
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None
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None
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$8,750
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Larry
D. Miller
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None
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None
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None
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None
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Name
of Fund
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Number
of Outstanding Shares
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MMA
Praxis Intermediate Income Fund - Class A
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4,764,028.477
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Intermediate Income Fund - Class B
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2,297,936.208
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Intermediate Income Fund - Class I
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21,713,177.802
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Core Stock Fund - Class A
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6,738,426.585
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Core Stock Fund - Class B
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3,926,913.125
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Core Stock Fund - Class I
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10,644,813.644
Shares
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MMA
Praxis International Fund - Class A
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3,175,577.272
Shares
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MMA
Praxis International Fund - Class B
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1,501,988.339
Shares
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MMA
Praxis International Fund - Class I
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7,271,071.222
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Value Index Fund - Class A
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2,654,404.929
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Value Index Fund - Class B
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1,213,703.348
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Value Index Fund - Class I
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2,965,184.515
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Growth Index Fund - Class A
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109,399.653
Shares
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Name
of Fund
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Number
of Outstanding Shares
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MMA
Praxis Growth Index Fund - Class B
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28,169.070
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Growth Index Fund - Class I
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100,644.349
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Small Cap Fund - Class A
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84,676.853
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Small Cap Fund - Class B
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21,496.873
Shares
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MMA
Praxis Small Cap Fund - Class I
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97,999.999
Shares
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Name
of Fund
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Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner
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Amount
of Beneficial
Ownership
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Percent
of
Fund
Owned
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Intermediate
Income Fund - Class A
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Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc.
101
Montgomery Street
San
Francisco, CA 94104
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847,899.481
Shares
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17.80%
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Intermediate
Income Fund - Class I
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The
Mennonite Foundation
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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1,268,803.799
Shares
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5.84%
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Mennonite
Retirement Trust
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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5,484,801.560
Shares
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25.26%
|
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NFS
LLC FBO Mennonite Foundation
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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9,547,951.981
Shares
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43.97%
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NFS
LLC FBO Mennonite Foundation
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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1,544,351.623
Shares
|
7.11%
|
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NFS
FBO MMA Trust Co.
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
|
2,873,476.903
Shares
|
13.23%
|
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Core
Stock Fund - Class A
|
Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc.
101
Montgomery Street
San
Francisco, CA 94104
|
744,890.609
Shares
|
11.05%
|
Core
Stock Fund - Class I
|
The
Mennonite Foundation
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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1,283,355.502
Shares
|
12.06%
|
Mennonite
Retirement Trust
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
|
3,510,325.294
Shares
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32.98%
|
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NFS
LLC FBO Mennonite Foundation
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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3,579,666.721
Shares
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33.63%
|
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NFS
FBO MMA Trust Co.
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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1,552,493.801
Shares
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14.58%
|
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International
Fund - Class A
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Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc.
101
Montgomery Street
San
Francisco, CA 94104
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949,567.059
Shares
|
29.90%
|
International
Fund - Class I
|
The
Mennonite Foundation
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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2,162,617.418
Shares
|
29.74%
|
Mennonite
Retirement Trust
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
|
1,945,386.459
Shares
|
26.76%
|
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NFS
LLC FBO Mennonite Foundation
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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1,030,778.47
Shares
|
14.18%
|
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NFS
FBO MMA Trust Co.
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
|
1,074,406.688
Shares
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14.78%
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Value
Index Fund - Class A
|
Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc.
101
Montgomery Street
San
Francisco, CA 94104
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160,596.916
Shares
|
6.05%
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Value
Index Fund - Class I
|
Mennonite
Retirement Trust
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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729,547.949
Shares
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24.60%
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NFS
LLC FBO Mennonite Foundation
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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429,018.339
Shares
|
14.47%
|
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NFS
FBO MMA Trust Co.
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
|
1,285,908.998
Shares
|
43.37%
|
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Sema
Co.
12
East 49th
St., 41st
Floor
New
York, NY 10017
|
293,099.923
Shares
|
9.88%
|
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Growth
Index Fund - Class B
|
Pershing
LLC
P.O.
Box 2052
Jersey
City, NJ 07303
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1,718.170
Shares
|
6.10%
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MMA
Trust Co. Custodian For 403(B)(7)
4505
McRae Close
Chesapeake,
VA 23320
|
1,425.650
Shares
|
5.06%
|
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Growth
Index Fund - Class I
|
Mennonite
Mutual Aid Association
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
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100,644.349
Shares
|
100%
|
Small
Cap Fund - Class A
|
Steven
R. Purvis
Weatherford,
TX 76087
|
4,826.255
Shares
|
5.70%
|
Small
Cap Fund - Class B
|
MMA
Trust Co. Custodian For 403(B)(7)
4505
McRae Close
Chesapeake,
VA 23320
|
1,522.843
Shares
|
7.08%
|
MMA
Trust Co. Custodian For 403(B)(7)
1404
Canterbury Ct.
Goshen,
IN 46526
|
1,165.899
Shares
|
5.42%
|
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Small
Cap Fund - Class I
|
Mennonite
Mutual Aid Association
P.O.
Box 483
Goshen,
IN 46527
|
97,999.999
Shares
|
100%
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