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...

Great Start to Hang Time 2013

We just kicked off our Hangtime Basketball league for a 4th year.  We started where we usually do in helping the kids get their homework done.  Our theme for the day was HIGH FIVES.  The students had to dribble around getting high 5's from as many people as possible. ...

Pumpkin Blast Weekend 2013

We just put the wraps on another great dodgeball weekend and so begins our 10th school year of ministry. On Saturday it was the big kids tournament 7-12th grade. Seven teams battled it out. This year we introduced a new rule - "the pumpkin ball"! When anyone hit...

The New Fall Newsletter is Out

We've been working hard on giving you an update of all that happened this past summer, as well as our trip to Jamaica.  They are coming out in the mail but you can get a digital copy right here!!  Read up on our exciting news! 2013 Fall Skybacher Newsletter

Dodgeball Showdown 2013

This past April Skybacher Ministries held it's Annaul Dodgeball Showdown (formerly known as the Dodgeball Smackdown) at Freedom Middle School.  It was a groundbreaking event for several reasons.  First T.J...

March Madness 2013 Celebration

  Skybacher Ministries had it's annual March celebration of basketball.  There were 3 teams in each of the divisions and a disappointing 2 teams in the oldest division.  That didn't stop...

BVYN Broomball Classic

This past weekend Skybacher Ministries had the privilege of participating in the first ever Beaver Valley Youth Network Broomball Classic.  Four different churches battled it out for the...

Arctic Blast 13 – A Smash Hit!

We just completed the Annual Arctic Blast Dodgeball Weekend!  We had 6 teams battle it out in the Senior High Division.  It was exciting to see a lot of new teams and students at this event.  In the end it was a team calling themselves The Fantastic Four & others...

2013 An Arctic Blast Returns

This January the Skybacher Ministries Annual Arctic Blast Dodgeball Tournament Returns Saturday January 19th is the Jr. and Sr. High Tournaments.  From 6:30p - 10:30p Sunday January 20th is the Elementary/Middle School Tournament 5p - 8p Cost is $5 per person Teams...

Who Needs 6 Hours Away From Their Kids?

On Saturday December 8th from Noon - 6pm Skybacher Ministries is hosting a Babysitting Fundraiser @ Unionville Life Center. Cost is $30 for 1 Child   $35 for 2 kids  or $40 for 3 kids or more. Drop off your kids packed with a lunch, then head out for shopping, dinner,...

Skybacher Athletes of the Fall Season

This year Skybacher Ministries would like to take the time to honor student athletes that exemplify the qualities of Skybacher Ministries - sportsmanship, love and passion for their sports, and development of character. This Fall's Skybacher Athlete Award Winners are...

8th Annual Dodgeball Pumpkin Blast – It’s Going Down

Hard to believe but this October Skybacher Ministries will be looking for it's 8th Champion of the Dodgeball Pumpkin Blast!  On OCTOBER 20TH teams of 10 players (2 girls) can come battle it out for the title of Blast Champions.  The tournament starts at 6:30p.  Don't...