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...
Get Ready For the SMACKDOWN!! X2

Get Ready For the SMACKDOWN!! X2

This month the Skybacher Ministries Dodgeball Smackdown Tournament Returns!! On Saturday April 21st from 6:00 - 11:00 pm at Unionville Life Center - Jr & Sr. High teams consisting of 10 players (2 must be girls) will battle it out for the Smackdown Title!  Cost is...

March Madness 3-on-3 Celebration

March Madness 3-on-3 Celebration

March Madness 3-on-3 Celebration! Coming back on Saturday March 24th is the Skybacher Ministries March Madness Celebration. Cost is $5 per person. 6p at Unionville Life Center 3-on-3 Tournament Divisions for Elementary, Middle School and Open Competitive High School...

Pray & Play Update

We are heading into our fifth month of running two different Pray & Play sites.  Things in Hopewell have continued to grow and be established.  We have new people coming each week and are hopeful about getting a Dodgeball Tournament started over there soon. In...

Love is In the Air! – February Events

We decided as we always do at this time of the year, to let go of the competitiveness and come together in love.  This month we will not have any sports tournaments but that doesn't mean we will be lacking in great events. Friday February 10th 6:30p - 9:00p Someone...

Hangtime Games are CANCELLED for Tonight!!

Games are cancelled for tonight - we just received word from the central office.  We will reschedule the games for NEXT Friday night, same times - have a great weekend!

Hangtime Basketball Games Still on For Tonight!!

We will still be having Hangtime basketball games at Big Knob elementary school on Friday, Jan. 13 unless ALL after school activities are cancelled for Freedom Area Schools.  You may check the website throughout the day for any change to this status.  See you all...

Free Steelers Linebackers Coloring Page!

Another year- another Steelers playoff run!  We're excited here at Skybacher to see how far the Steelers go, and to mark this joyous occasion Coach Skybacher has designed another great FREE Steelers Coloring page!  We say free and you are welcome to make as many...

Skybacher Winter Events and News

Hopefully everyone had a Merry Christmas!  We did here at Skybacher Ministries, because we get a little break at the end of the year only to get ready for another action packed year.  If you aren't on the mailing list and didn't receive our Winter Newsletter you can...

A Completely Fun Blizzard!!

This past Friday night Skybacher Ministries held its annual Broomball Blizzard Tournament. Twelve teams took to the ice in hopes of winning the Blizzard Trophy.  There were a lot of bumps and bruises and some banged up knees, but it wasn't stopping anyone from getting...