The Freedom Place Work Day 26′ – Brightening Up the Place

We have had the privilege of ever since The Freedom Place became ours, to partner with the wonderful people of Portage Learning for a service work day each spring. This year over 40 people gather at The Freedom Place for several work projects on the day. Volunteers...

Slamrock 26′ – an absolute slam dunk!

March means many things, but for Skybacher Ministries it means the return of the 3-on-3 Slamrock Basketball Tourney. This year the event took place at the Freedom Area Middle School. There was an abundance of teams, as we had 26 in total through all divisions. It was...

Dinner Auction 26′ – Laughter was Seen & Heard!

A year ago at this time we held our annual Dinner Auction and dedicated the opening of The Freedom Place. This year we decided we would move things upstairs at the Freedom Place for our auction. The place looked amazing and it was soon filled with people ready to eat,...

Great Big Group Date 26 – Bowling, Pizza, and Big Fun!

The idea behind "The Great Big Group Date" is that no young person would spend Valentine's weekend feeling like they are unloved. We have been doing this event even before we were running Skybacher Ministries. This year 40 of us went to Sim's Bowling Lanes for some...

Not Too Cold – Broomball Blizzard 26′

The previous week we were in an actual blizzard, and this weekend it was a Polar Vortex of freezing cold temperatures, but that didn't stop us from hosting our annual Broomball Blizzard. Broomball is a sport played in many of the northern states, but we have been...

A Whole Lotta Good Stuff – Turkey & Good Stuff Volleyball 25′

It was all the way back in 2004 when our director met with the pastor of Unionville United Methodist church to propose the idea of hosting tournaments at their gym space. The first tournament would be a volleyball tourney. It was there that Skybacher Ministries first...
Skybacher Family Fun Run

Skybacher Family Fun Run

Skybacher Ministries Inc. has hosted dodgeball, kickball, corn hole, broomball, soccer, basketball, and various other tournaments and sports, but it has never hosted a race.  That changed on October 24th...

Falling Into the Fun! – October 2014

Falling Into the Fun! – October 2014

We couldn't wait for October, because that was the month that we would kick off our 11th school year of ministry.  We had a great month of Pray & Play, discussing how we could live as Anomalies, (different from the norm). On October 18th we had our first...

October 2014 – A Harvest of Events

October 2014 – A Harvest of Events

The school year is off and running, and so too is our tournament and Pray & Play season!  This fall we have events for everyone! On October 18th - It's the Dodgeball Pumpkin Blast - 6:30p at Unionville Life Center -...

Kicking off another school year!

Kicking off another school year!

Skybacher Ministries is beginning it's 11th year of sports ministry! Wow! We can't believe it either!  We've already had 2 weeks of Pray & Play - catching up on giving praise for our summer, and sharing our prayers for the upcoming school year. If you've never...

Skybacher Summer Report!

Skybacher Summer Report!

It was another amazing summer at Skybacher Ministries!  We can't believe it's almost over, but that only means we are gearing up for another school year of Dodgeball Tournaments, Pray & Play Outreach and After School...

A True Kickball Classic

In the midst of 5 weeks of Sports Camps we somehow managed to squeeze in the Kickball Classic.  For the past 3 years we have joined up with students from the St. Elisabeth Parish of Philadelphia.  This year they brought nearly 40 students who joined up with other...

Another Great Summer of Sports Camps in the Books

312 campers 31 amazing staff and volunteers 1,780 popsicles 5 incredible weeks of sports, Jesus, and fun! 11 counselor games Too many smiles and laughs to count An abundance of blessings and changed lives! Cheeseballs, slip-n-slides, donuts, daily skits, team...

LOOKS LIKE MUDDY FOOTBALL WEATHER TO US!!!!

Flag Football camp is still on for today - normal time!  Looks like it will be muddy so wear old clothes and maybe bring a towel to sit on when you have to get back in your parent's vehicle - see you at 9!!!!

10 Years of Good Sports, Good Times, Good News!

10 Years of Good Sports, Good Times, Good News!

It's really hard to believe but we just wrapped up our 10th school year of sports ministry.  We started all the way back in November 2004 with a the Turkey and Good Stuff Volleyball Tournament, followed by Broomball in December, and Dodgeball and January.  We were off...

10 Reasons Why Dinner Auction

We just held our 4th Annual Dinner Auction.  This year's theme was 10 reasons why!  As usual there was lots of great food and this year we had a table magician entertain everyone while they were waiting to eat.  After dinner our director briefly shared the 10 Reasons...

Another “GREAT” Big Group Date!

Last night we ventured out into another February Great Big Group Date - 29 people took the slopes of one our all-time favorites Wildwood Highlands Snow Tubing.  The track was extremely icy and the tubes were flying down the hill!  There were some competitive races...

2014 Summer Sports Camps – On the Way!

We just finalized the dates for our 2014 Summer Sports Camp season!  So now it's time for you to mark your calendar! We can't wait to bring you more fun, faith, and fundamentals! We've got more crazy characters like; Professor J, Mobacca, and Papa G, ready to help...

Arctic Blast 2014 Highlights

Arctic Blast 2014 Highlights

This has been one of the coldest winters in recent memory.  That didn't stop us from hosting the 10th Annual Arctic Blast.  On Saturday 6 teams battled it out for the Arctic Blast Title and 2 large pizzas! The final saw the Undefeated Shocker Kings face off against...

HangTime 2013 – Helps Kids Take Flight!

Skybacher Ministries moved it's after school HangTime Basketball Program to the months of November/December this year!  Which means we actually hosted two HangTime programs within 1 calendar year. I am...