Skybacher Ministries Blog
The latest highlights and happenings from Skybacher Ministries Inc.
Oh What a Night! – Youth Open House at The Freedom Place
It was less than one year ago that we were sorting through the plans to purchase The Freedom Place. Once we received the keys we had dreams of filling it with young people and seeing it as a place full of life. FREEDOM! On Sunday March 23rd, 2025 - Over 30 students...
Great Big Group Date Lives On!
February was a very busy month at Skybacher Ministries. We kicked off things at The Freedom Place with a Dedication and Dinner Auction. Then we brought back the Someone Special Dance, while continuing to host Kickin' It Futsal Nights, and Rise UP basketball. For over...
The Someone Special Dance 25′
It may seem like a theme but "The Someone Special Dance" was an event we had held for many years up until 2020. Then it faded away with the many events and programs affected by the pandemic. When we knew we were going to have our own multipurpose event space in "The...
The Freedom Place Dedication & Dinner Auction 25′
It was a historic night for Skybacher Ministries on February 15th. This was the night that we dedicated our new community center/headquarters building The Freedom Place! It was last year on March 2nd that we held our first in person dinner auction since the pandemic....
A Blizzard Returns – Broomball Blizzard 25′
Back in the early days of Skybacher Ministries there were 4 staple tournaments that we hosted - dodgeball, flag football, volleyball, and a little sport called broomball. We have played broomball at Skybacher since the very beginning. It's a sport that is on a pretty...
Dodgeballs, Cereal, and Some Good Stuff!
We were very busy this fall working on things at the Freedom Place, but we felt like we still needed to host a few tournaments. In October we held our annual Dodgeball Pumpkin Blast at Provident Charter School. It was a new connection and was a great night of...
The Freedom Place – A Story
A Little HistoryIt was nearly 20 years ago to the day that I had spent my last Sunday as an associate pastor and was without work and searching for a way to provide for a family of 4. Kristie and I weighed out different ideas and we asked ourselves the question, “What...
Summer 2024 – So much good stuff we needed 2 Newsletters!
Hey everyone, hard to believe that the summer of 2024 has essentially come and gone. School is back in session, and so are after-school activities and sporting events. But we would be remissed, if we didn't take some time to look back reflect and give praise for all...
The Long & Winding Road – Rubber Duck Derby 24′
Last year the waters were raging and we lost over a hundred ducks to the Gulf of Mexico. This year was the longest and slowest race that we've ever had. The race itself lasted nearly 30 minutes as the dry weather condintions and longer route lead to a very slow paced...
More Than Sports Camps – Summer 24’
What an incredible picture of heaven this summer at the more than sports camps!! This last week for playground set the all time record with 156 campers registered! We had 42 staff this week as well which made for an incredible time for all! The...
Summer Week 2 – Feeling Hot!
We just wrapped up one of the hottest summer camp weeks on record and it still was amazing!! What a blessing - we had over 100 kids again this week and with no power on Tuesday it was a bit challenging, but we are grateful for power restored and an amazing...
Jump Off – Skybacher Summer 24′ Begins
Hard to believe but already had a GREAT start to summer more than sports camps 2024!! We had 107 campers this week and filled both the elementary and middle school gyms with fun, encouragement, laughs, basketball and most importantly the truth of God's word with...