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...
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...