Let's continue to work together to expand the Kingdom of God! Pastor John Cope

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3 3 What a joy to be one church in four locations! To be able to synergize our resources allows us to more effectively enlarge the Kingdom in the Philly region. Our campus pastors and our wonderful staff team are able to encourage and stretch one another on a weekly basis so that we can then better equip you for life and service. We saw over seven hundred people reach out into the community for Keystone Loves this summer. It was an exciting and fruitful week - a great example of teamwork. Our Haiti, Florida, and Washington DC mission trips - great examples of teamwork. Rolling out our new Keystone app - a great example of teamwork. Over 2200 Compassion Kits for India - a great example of teamwork. So many other things... community groups, discipleship, camps, retreats, weekly worship services, training events - great examples of teamwork. Let's continue to work together to expand the Kingdom of God! Pastor John Cope

4 4 Our History JUNE, 1999 THE COPE FAMILY ANSWERS GOD'S CALL TO PLANT A CHURCH IN THE PHILLY AREA NOVEMBER, 2000 A SMALL CORE GROUP BEGINS MEETING WEEKLY IN A HOME APRIL, 2001 THE CORE GROUP BEGINS SUNDAY SERVICES AT THE HIGHPOINT SPORTS CLUB SEPTEMBER, 2001 KEYSTONE'S OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING WITH OVER 300 PEOPLE PRESENT AT THE SPORTS CLUB OCTOBER, 2004 GRAND OPENING OF NEW CHURCH BUILDING ON STUMP RD. & KICK OFF OF 2 SUNDAY SERVICES JUNE, 2005 INTRODUCTION OF THE MASON FAMILY, NEW CHURCH PLANTERS OF EPIPHANY FELLOWSHIP SEPTEMBER, 2006 KEYSTONE'S 5 TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION; OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF EPIPHANY FELLOWSHIP SEPTEMBER, 2009 THE NEW SKIPPACK CAMPUS CORE GROUP BEGINS MEETING FOR SUNDAY NIGHT SERVICES AT THE 4-HCLUB OCTOBER, 2010 JOE SNYDER ACCEPTS CALL AS SKIPPACK CAMPUS PASTOR; SKIPPACK HAS OFFICIAL LAUNCH WITH 2 SUNDAY SERVICES JANUARY, 2011 KEYSTONE BEGINS MENTORING RELATIONSHIP, ASSISTING IN PLANTING CULTIVATE CHURCH IN VOORHEES, NJ SEPTEMBER, 2011 KEYSTONE CELEBRATES 10 TH ANNIVERSARY WITH COMBINED SERVICE AT SOUDERTON HIGH SCHOOL MAY, 2012 MARK WHITE JOINS THE STAFF AS CAMPUS PASTOR TO LEAD DEVELOPMENT OF 3 RD CAMPUS IN FORT WASHINGTON AREA FEBRUARY, 2014 THE NEW FORT WASHINGTON CAMPUS LAUNCHES WITH SATURDAY NIGHT WORSHIP SERVICES JUNE, 2015 GRAND OPENING OF NEW SKIPPACK CAMPUS BUILDING ON CRESSMAN ROAD IN SCHWENKSVILLE JULY, 2015 MATT PILLA JOINS THE STAFF AS CAMPUS PASTOR TO LEAD DEVELOPMENT OF 4 TH CAMPUS IN SOUTH JERSEY OCTOBER, 2015 THE NEW SOUTH JERSEY CAMPUS LAUNCHES WITH SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICES JULY, 2016 GRAND OPENING OF MONTGOMERYVILLE'S NEW STUDENT FACILITY, "THE WAREHOUSE" ON STUMP RD. SEPTEMBER, 2016 KEYSTONE CELEBRATES 15 TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LAUNCH OF FIRST WORSHIP ALBUM

5 5 H i g h lig h t s - Pa r t 1 HOLY LAND TRIP 2700 PEOPLE ATTENDED NINE REGIONAL CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES In the spring, thirty-one adults experienced an exciting, inspiring trip to Israel. Along with touring ancient sites, there were moments set aside for teaching, prayer, and communion. The Holy Land is where the history of the Bible comes to life! MONTGOMERYVILLE SKIPPACK FORT WASHINGTON SOUTH JERSEY

6 6 Hi g hlig h t s - P a r t 2 SUMMER ADVENTURE KIDZ CAMP STUDENT CAMP 106 kids and leaders spent an awesome 4 days at the premier retreat center, Refreshing Mountain. They enjoyed fun with friends, swimming, rock walls, zip lines, giant swings, games, good teaching, small groups, and much more! Fort Washington students led the kids in worship & the teaching theme for the week was Di2i from Phil. 2:3-4. Student Camp was AMAZING! Over 175 students & leaders experienced this lifechanging week. 15 students were baptized and many rededicated their lives to Jesus. "I was so nervous to be baptized because I was so wrapped up around the thought of 'I look funny'. But as soon as I hit the water and was lifted out, I felt an incredible feeling of peace pour over my life that I will hold on to forever & ever. God is so good. What a great Father He is to us all." April from Tribe - Montgomeryville

7 7 H i g hlig h t s - Pa r t 3 Keystone trained and equipped parents, young adults, and kids in 2017! Tribe Winter Retreat Keystone Introduces New App Thrive Fall Retreat Over 155 students & leaders took part in this great weekend at Camp Men-O-Lan. 6TH-12TH graders enjoyed worship, fellowship, & outdoor activities. All attendees completed the first step of the Discipleship Journey, Starting Point! In February, we rolled out a new way for you to stay connected with Keystone. Now, everything is at your fingertips - event information & registration, resources, sermon podcasts, online giving, and the Bible! Download our free app, Keystone Fellowship in the App Store. "Get over yourself to serve God" This fall, college-age adults enjoyed a great weekend of fellowship, worship, talks around the camp fire, great food, games, and much more! Students came from all over the Philadelphia region to participate in this get-away and to grow deeper in their walk with God. "Winter Retreat was a life-changing experience for me. In the beginning, I was totally against going because I hadn't attended Tribe since the summer of 9TH grade and wasn't close with any of my friends anymore. However, once I heard Dan Mohler speak and say, 'You don't go to church to see your friends. You go to church to learn and grow closer to God.' I was ready for the challenge! The 2ND day of Winter Retreat was by far the best experience I have ever been through in a while. That weekend, I finally found my purpose and heard God's plan for me." Ellie Winter Blast 4th & 5th Grade Retreat In the spring, Keystone campuses hosted seminars to help parents navigate digital/ social media. Hundreds of attendees were given practical steps to help protect their kids when they're online. Many parents have since reported conversations with their kids in regard to new parental controls over media. 67 retreat-goers enjoyed a weekend packed with fun, friends, games, tubing, and hanging out at the pool. Through the theme of Fear Factor, kids were taught to care more about what God thinks than what people think - for God to be BIG in their eyes and people to be small. Amanda said, "For dance class, I brought my little sisters dance skirt (pink and sparkles). I didn t want to wear it, but then remembered, why do I care so much about what people think?"

8 Mi s s i o n s a n d Out rea c h 8 L oca l & G lo b a l MISSION TRIPS TRIP Keystone members participated in many mission mission trips opportunities in 2017, including and trips a network in 2017,trip including to Haitiaand trip to a student Haiti, and tripato student trip Washington to Washington DC., both DC.,in both June. in June. "I was so nervous to be baptized because I was so wrapped up around the thought of 'I look funny'. But as soon as I hit the water and I was lifted out, I felt SEED PACKING an incredible feeling PARTY! of peace Keystone joined poured over my lifetogether that I will to help seeds hold on toassemble forever & ever. God for Poverty Resolutions is so good. What a great Father to send to Haiti. OUR GOAL OF 1000 KITS WAS MORE THAN DOUBLED! All four Keystone campuses collected and donated $21,456 to be used to fill Compassion Kits with clothing items, toys, and toiletries. These kits are dispersed to men, women, and children in India and the Middle East. Best of all, each recipient receives the Gospel of Jesus Christ and many enter into a personal relationship with the Lord! DID YOU KNOW? Skippack Kidz Ministry raised almost $600 to help with construction of a school in Haiti. Keystone students along with Thrive ministry raised $4,700 that helped support a pastor in Sudan through Thirst No More Ministries. Keystone adds support and partners with missionaries and missions organizations ministering all around the world: Peru, Uganda, Haiti, India, Sudan, the Middle East, Tanzania, Inner City-Philadelphia - along with these mission organizations: Poverty Resolutions, CLC, Thirst No More, FAMM, and the North American & International Mission Boards.

9 Mi s s i o n s a n d Out rea c h 9 L oca l & G lo b a l THE SKIPPACK CARNIVAL WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! There were 1600 people in attendance enjoying the dozens of things to do and see, including performances by Sam Sandler. This year a golf simulator, paintball, a car show, and some other activities were added for even more fun! It was definitely a great day of us loving the community and reaching out, letting them know that we as a church love them, and that Jesus loves them even more. *758 Keystone volunteers participated *110 total projects accomplished *$3,370 given specifically for Keystone Loves projects *1,132 people came & 110 kids sponsored through the Compassion Experience *Enough meals (101,088) made with Feed My Starving Children to feed 277 children every day for one year *Approximately 1,000 came to Party in the Park *Over 1800 people attended Keystone Loves summer parties! KEYSTONE LOVES WEEK! One woman who ran a small thrift store that some of our people helped to clean and organize was in tears as she expressed how she does not usually receive that level of help and how much it meant to her that we would come.

10 F o r t Wa shingt o n Ca m pus 10 What an incredible year at Keystone FW. Attempting to compress a year into a few paragraphs is near impossible, but I will do my best to summarize a few of my personal favorite highlights. This year saw many challenges for us as a campus, including a record number of away games. Through these challenges our campus grew spiritually and numerically as we deepened our trust in the Lord. The White Family Because of our commitment to missional communities we were able to start five new community groups and had a wonderful first year with our new Women s Connection Ministry. I will never forget making the connection with our sister church, Zion Baptist Church in Ambler. We were able to help them during Keystone Loves Week and they in turn were able to help us by hosting us during one of our many away games. Truthfully, I didn t know how it was going to go, we had never done a Prayer and Praise away game. I left that night so richly blessed by the fellowship and prayer that I want to make that a regular occurrence for our campus. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do. Thank you for faithfully and sacrificially giving to Keystone. I can t wait to see what God has for us next. I look forward to finding out with all of you. Blessings! Pastor Mark Keystone FW actively reached out into our community in 2017! *We had a float in the Ambler Christmas Parade (check us out in our Christmas jammies) *One of our away games included a united Prayer & Praise night with Zion Baptist Church in Ambler *In May, we provided Slime Station for a local elementary school *In February, we had our very first Campus Prayer & Praise at Phil-mont Christian Academy (it was also the 3RD anniversary of our first Saturday night service) *We put on a carnival and had an outdoor service at Sunny Willow - and baptized Daniel Herbert *Our CG Leaders were treated to a fun Christmas party at The Warehouse

11 M o nt g o mer yv ille Ca mpus 11 John Cope Scripture teaches us that our hope looks to the future, but it also admonishes us to remember the things God has done in our past. Looking back can be a great encouragement of God's favor. Our desire has always been to connect with people so they can have the opportunity to learn how to connect with God in a personal way. In 2017, we did this with camps, retreats, men's and women's connection events, Keystone Loves Week, Roctoberfest, Party in the Park, Volunteers in Motion, and Family ServeFest - just to name a few. We also started a few new community groups this past year. CGs have and will always be the foundation to fulfilling the Great Commission - from preschool to adults. CGs are also the primary way we disciple people at Keystone. Looking to this new year, my prayer is that more people will unite together, utilizing the gifts and resources God has given us. Pastor John KEYSTONE MONTGOMERYVILLE CONNECTING CHURCH WITH COMMUNITY! "Our desire has always been to connect with people so they can have the opportunity to learn how to connect with God in a personal way" In 2017, we did this with camps, retreats, men's and women's connection events, community groups, Keystone Loves Week, Roctoberfest, discipleship, Party in the Park, Volunteers in Motion, and much more.

12 S k i p p a c k Ca m pus was a great year! We discovered the beauty of the King and His Kingdom in our Matthew series, and then we learned that nothing will be different until we think different in our From Here to There series. I am so thankful for each Joe Snyder of you and the work that God has done and continues to do through you at Keystone Skippack. Because of your faithfulness, we were able to witness many lives being changed by Jesus this past year! In 2017 we saw: *28 people baptized *Over 1600 attend our Fall Carnival *Over 800 attend our Christmas Eve services, with 22 people indicating a decision to follow Jesus *270 total people regularly attending community groups *76 people committed to discipleship through our Discipleship Journey process This is just a small sampling of some of the great things YOU did last year. I know there were many more - and I fully believe that 2018 holds even greater things to come. What a joy to be a part of an amazing church family, serving our Amazing King together! Looking ahead, Pastor Joe UpStreet held the annual Gingerbread House Building Party for kids and parents to hang out together. There were 65 in attendance and forty houses built! Keystone Loves showed the heart of our Keystone family! More than 250 from our campus served in 37 different projects.

13 S o u t h J er sey Ca m pus was an amazing year for Keystone South Jersey. The tone was set by a small group of sons and daughters learning how to follow their very BIG God! Our good Father has blessed us, refined us, and has shown us great favor this year. Jen Our partnership with local churches and organizations in the area has given us a unique Kingdom-influence and has demonstrated unity in the body of Christ in South Jersey. We ve partnered with: *Young Life to see teenagers in our community come to know Jesus *Choices of the Heart to present abstinence education in our local middle schools *Good News Club to put on after-school bible studies in local elementary schools *Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church to put on our first-ever Vacation Bible School *Trinity Christian Chapel to hold a baptism service for seven new believers (we baptized a total of 15 people last year) *Family Strengthening Network to help families in need find the resources they need to receive healing and stability At the onset of 2017, we were 2/3 of our current size; we had three community groups and we had a much smaller group of people gathering on Sunday Matt & Michelle Pilla evenings for celebration services. One of our CGs recently partnered with Young Life in ministering to local special needs students by way of a program called Capernaum. It s been great to see our CGs live out the outward call of missional community! In our largest outreach event to date, Keystone Loves, we were able to complete 26 service projects in our community. We saw young and old from our congregation get involved in Connecting Church with Community by doing neighborhood beautification efforts. We also kept true to the mandate in Scripture by helping many widows with home improvements that they d never otherwise be able to do or afford. Then to end the week, we held our 2ND annual Party in the Park in Birches West. Kids came from all over the neighborhood to have some fun and 200 book bags were given away to local families. In the summer, while experiencing a growth-cap due to the small size of our evening location, we discovered that our former location for Sunday morning services had become available again and that the management would be delighted to have us return. Coinciding with the launch of our last series, From Here to There, we re-launched Sunday morning services on October 15TH and saw an immediate spike in attendance and giving. God s timing is truly perfect! God has positioned us for tremendous growth and the advancement of God s Kingdom in South Jersey this year! Would you commit to praying this year that Keystone South Jersey would be a church of disciple-makers, committed to reaching the community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support! Grace and Peace, Pastor Matt One SJ Story 45% Giovanna, who attends Upstreet, has made so much progress in school academically and behaviorally that her mother, Jen is utterly amazed. When asked about it, she simply explained, God changed my heart, and I don t want to do bad things anymore.

14 14 Odd and Ends 1599 = average keystone network attendance 46 = community groups 736 = people involved in community groups Total Giving: $3,457,923 Outreach/Missions: $232,009 Ministries: $1,679,735 Admin Support Services: $660,324 Facilities: $618,761 Total Debt: $662,891 Principle Payments: $40,197 Did you know? 186 people attended Lunch with the Pastor in people were baptized in people gave their lives to Christ in 2017

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