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 Sports March Madness

March Madness is just around the corner, and Skybacher Sports is ready to celebrate with the March Madness Slammin Celebration.   Sunday March 20th Unionville Life Center will be mad with basketball fever.  This event will be open to kids and youth in 1st grade...

Skybacher Ministries March Madness Celebration

On March the 20th Skybacher Ministries is bringing the March Madness Slammin Celebration.  3-on-3 Tournaments, Half Court Shots, Dunk Contest, and 3 point Contests.  Come as with a team of 3, or come as a individual with skills.  Stay tuned for further information.

HANGTIME BASKETBALL CANCELLED TONIGHT!!

Hangtime is cancelled for our 3rd-5th grade tnite due to Freedom Area school cancellation - we will update all of you soon as to trying to set a day for rescheduling it!  Have a great SNOW DAY!!!!

Something Special!

Last night Skybacher Ministries held it's first ever Someone Special Valentine's Dance for kids in Kindergarten thru 4th grade. It was amazingly fun time for all, as there were games, cookies, prize baskets, and tons of dancing. The Hokey Pokey, the Cha Cha Slide,...

Someone Special Valentine’s Dance!

This Friday at Big Knob Elementary we are having a fundraiser called the Someone Special Dance! Friday, February 11, 2011 from 6:30-9:00 pm Big Knob Elementary School Gymnasium. What is the Someone Special Dance?  It is a “fun”d raiser benefiting the Skybacher...

Here We Go! Steelers! Here We Go!

Pittsburgh going to the Super Bowl.  We're gearing up for all the excitement here at Skybacher Ministries and we got all kinds of coloring pages and iPhone backgrounds to help get ya ready for the big game.  Troy Polamalu, James Harrison, Casey Hampton, Rashard...

Arctic Dodgeball Blast!!!

Another great Dodgeball tournament was had this past weekend - over 100 teens came out and 10 teams battled it out for the night!  The Kings and the Destroyers made it to the finals, with the Kings taking the trophy and the title of Dodgeball Champions.  Congrats to...

The Great Big Group Valentine’s Date

Coming this February 13th the return of the annual Great Big Group Valentine's Date.  This year we will be heading to Cici's Pizza for dinner and then off to the slopes at Wildwood Highlands for some snow tubing.  This event is for teens in 6th - 12th grade.  the cost...

The Hang Time Basketball League Returns

This February the Hang Time Basketball League returns!!!  Which means more dribbling, passing, fundamentals, and character building.  Oh and don't forget the FUN!!!  There will be lots of fun.  This program is open to elementary students in K-5th grade.  For more...