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...

Hang Time Basketball is Coming!!

We are so excited here about the upcoming Hang Time Basketball League. Starting next Thursday. It's still not too late to sign up. We can't wait for some "Hang Time".

Ice in the Veins

Skybacher Ministries wrapped up their first tournament of 2010 with the Arctic Dodgeball Blast.  Eleven teams battled it out. The Punishers from New Brighton went 4-0 through the first round.  The Kings were undefeated as well, while West Side and the Free Agent Guys...

Happy New Year!! Pray & Play Returns

Hey everyone hope you had a wonderful and blessed holiday season.  Skybacher Ministries is back with huge expectations for 2010.  We will be having Pray & Play this Sunday at our 6:30 time.  Also don't forget about the upcoming Arctic Blast Dodgeball on January...

Here’s Your Christmas Present!!

I'm not sure if the Steelers will turn it around or not, but I guess we can't give up on them.  I had been working on coloring pages and got frustrated after the losses to Oakland, Cleveland, and Kansas City, but no reason to let a good thing go to waste. Merry...

An Arctic Blast Blowin In!

Skybacher Ministries is bringing you an Arctic Blast that just might help cure your winter time blues.  It's time for another Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday January 16th.  Ten players per team, 2 must be girls. The cost is $5 per person.  We wanna bring in the New...

A Familiar Storm!

The Skybacher Ministries Broomball Blizzard blew in on Friday night and there was some broomball action. Ten teams battled it out on the ice, but once again for the 2nd straight broomball tournament and for the 4th straight tournament this year West Side...

Broomball Blizzard Blowing In.

There's a blizzard blowing in!  The Skybacher Ministries Broomball Blizzard.  This Friday night.  6 people per team 2 must be girls, you can have up to 10 on the team.  The cost is $5 per person.  Register a team today for the greatest show on ice!

We’re Back!!! And ready for Winter!

The web site has been down a few weeks but we are back now with a new theme for winter.  We have several events planned for December.  Broomball and a Pray & Play Christmas Party then we get ready for the big Dodgeball Arctic Blast in January.  We have photos to...

A Week Stuffed with Fun!

Hey gang, Just wanted to give everyone a heads up of all the things going on at Skybacher Ministries this week.  We just finished up another Pray & Play this past Sunday.  We will be off this week for Thanksgiving but we have 2 other events before that.  On...

Pray & Play is Thankful!!

We we're back at Pray & Play tonight and we were challenged to come up with 500 things that we are thankful for.  We made to 130.  Feel free to download our list below.  I am confident we can come up with 500 things, so feel free to leave comments below of things...

Next Tournament Will Be Stuffed With Fun

We just finished up Flag Football but the sports department isn't done for the month of November.  On November 27th we will have our annual Turkey & Stuffing Volleyball Tournament.  This was the first tournament Skybacher Ministries ever hosted.  This tournament...

Mini-Flag Football a Blast!!

This was our first attempt at an elementary Flag Football tournament - and to say the kids had fun would be an understatement...we had 25 kids come out for it and there were some pretty amazing athletes on the field!!  We started out the morning with some drills, then...

Beautiful day for some Flag Football!!

What an incredible day for Flag Football!!  9 teams battled it out for the coveted title of Champs, but the result is the same as its been for the past 6 STRAIGHT Flag Football tournaments - West Side, even with some roster changes due to past students graduating held...