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...

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...