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...

Rain, rain go away!

Day 2 of Soccer Camp had a rainy start.  We woke up to storms and had to delay camp to 10 am.  The rain didn't keep us down though as a large group of dedicated soccer campers came out to have more fun! Mobacca taught the kids about the word Seek and how its okay to...

Soccer Camp- Day 1

Today was the first day of soccer camp! We had around 60 kids! God is good! Mobacca came and taught the campers about design and how God designed them.  They heard that they are fearfully and wonderfully made! Later, each team designed and painted their own flag.  The...

A Basketball “CELEBRATION”!

We finished of the first week of basketball camp.  J-Mo and Blenda informed us that the All-Star Action was "celebrate".  Then they celebrated a b-ball victory over Coaches Justin and Will.  The celebration was short lived as Miss Kristie came out and beat J-Mo in a...

Day 4 – A LEAP Into New Territory

Day 4 at basketball camp was another amazing day.  DJ Blenda and J Mo switched roles today when J Mo lost his voice and Blenda finally found his!  It was a LEAP into new territory for Blenda but he brought the fun with some kind of bobble head game!  The All-Star...

Day 3 – Basketball Camp – Assisting Others

Another great day at camp.  Everyone started out a little more tired, but J-Mo and Blenda came out and shared a story, about a crocodile, picking apples and toilet paper.  I'm still not sure what they were talking about.  They introduced the All-Star Action of the...

Day 2- A Day for Improvement

Day 2 of Skybacher Basketball Camp was a great one! We started with stretching and another visit from J-Mo and his rapper friend DJ Blender.  They came prepared with a fun game that got some brave volunteers moving! Then we broke into age groups and  worked on...

Day 1 of Basketball Camp!!

We had a great first day of basketball camp! The word of the day and the All-Star Action was create. J-Mo, the coolest and silliest rapper around, came and talked to the kids about how God created them and how amazing that is! After he left, we learned how to get low...

Skybacher Ministries Heads to the Czech Republic

Skybacher Ministries Heads to the Czech Republic This July John and Tyler Mohrbacher will be heading to the Czech Republic for a one week soccer camp The Czech Republic practically surrounded by mountains is the 2nd most atheistic country in the world. The camp will...

so excited about the skybacher sports camps

I'm so excited for this summer with Skybacher! I'm excited to see old faces, kids I worked with last year all of whom left a memorable impression on my heart. I'm also excited to see new faces, kids who have heard about Skybacher and are just starting their...

Skybacher Basketball Camp 1 Week Away!!!

Summer is coming quickly, and so are the Skybacher Sports Camps!!! The first one is basketball camp at the Freedom Middle School starting on June 14th.  It is still not too late to sign up any kids in k-6 grade!   The cost  for the camps are $30! Thirty dollars for...

A Super Blast!

Sunday Night Skybacher Ministries held the Dodgeball Super Blast! 64 kids participated in the event, all with teams named after Pens players.  It was incredibly fun time for all.  Marty the Ref stopped by and gave the rules like he does at every kids dodgeball...

Get Ready For the SMACKDOWN!!!!

Students have been asking me all school year, "When is your next Dodgeball Tournament?" We have 3 jr./sr. high each year and now 2 elementary each school year. One of each are both coming up! First!! This Sunday May 2nd is the Dodgeballl Super Blast for any kids in...

Kickball Classic Hits One Outta The Park!!!

Last night Skybacher Ministries held the Kickball Classic Tournament.  There were four teams and lots of great kickball action.   The home-runs were flying, and there was a lot of hustle on the field.  We had a discussion about Pride as John shared a story...

Skybacher Ministries Goes Back to Pre-School

Skybacher Ministries was invited by Prince of Peace Pre-school to participate in their annual Physical Fitness week.  We loaded up the van with equipment and headed to the school for some physical activity.  Mr. John invited his friend Marty to come and...