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...

Basketball Camp-Day 2: Improve!

With the cloudy weather, it was a great to move inside to the basketball court and IMPROVE our skills! Today's virtue of the day was IMPROVE and we did lots of it! Some highlights from the day include: J-Mo and DJ Blenda teaching kids how to IMPROVE their swagger...

Wal-Mart Hot Dog Sale Tomorrow!

It's that time of the year again!  The annual Skybacher Ministries Hot Dog and Bake Sale at Wal-mart is tomorrow!!!  Stop down to the Wal-Mart in Monaca and get yourself a nice juicy hot dog for lunch and some cookies for dessert!  This where Skybacher Ministries got...

Skybacher Sports Camps June 13th!

We are less than two weeks away from the start of the fourth year of the Skybacher Sports Camps! On June 13th Mr. John and the crew will kick things off with a week of Basketball Camp at Freedom Middle School.  It will be filled with lots of basketball action and...

Rubber Duck Derby – Coming July 30th

The Fundraising Committee at Skybacher Ministries is so excited to announce our next Mega-Fundraising Event.  Coming this July 30th at New Sewickley Community Days we will be holding a Rubber Duck Derby at Green Valley Park.  Ducks can be purchased for $5 right here...

Best. Dodgeball. Weekend. Ever.

We had an incredible weekend of Dodgeball this past weekend.  On Friday night, 55 kids battled it out for a real fun time, even having a chance to blast their parents at the end of the night!!  Then we had Teen Dodgeball on Saturday night - 11 teams (over 115 kids)...

Help Wanted: Skybacher Summer Sports Camps!

Skybacher Ministries is looking for volunteers to help out this summer at the Skybacher Sports Camps.  Don't worry if you're not a sports fanatic, or have never had a job before, no experience is needed.  We are looking for students in middle school, high school, and...

2 Dodgeball Smack Downs in 1 Weekend!

This Friday and Saturday Skybacher Ministries will close out the 2010 - 2011 school year with our most popular tournament.  DODGEBALL!!!! On Friday night K-6 students are invited to the Dodgeball Mini Smack Down at 6 pm.  Students will have the chance to buy...