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...

Soccer Camp, Day 2

Another great day at soccer camp today!!  Mobacca brought us some island smoothies - a delicious way to start the day!  We also worked on dribbling and shooting today.  Games had a few more goals scored, so the shooting practice paid off.  Got some good team pics this...

Soccer Camp Kicked Off!!!

We had a great day today - with 50+ kids in attendance, it was a great first morning!  We had a visit from Mobacca, a Jamaican soccer player, and practiced our dribbling and passing.  We also challenged campers to think about things they were thankful for.  Looking...

Basketball Camp Session 1 Comes to a Close!

We closed up our first week of Skybacher Sports Camps.  It was amazing Basketball Camp.  J-Mo and DJ Blender brought the house down today with a tough victory against counselors Sam & Deeks.  We learned about Love, Joy, Patience, and Self Control.  We saw great...

Camp Moved to Unionville Friday!

The chance AGAIN for rain and possible storms this morning means we will move camp to Unionville church.  Parents are welcome to arrive around 11:00 this morning to watch your children's games and share in our closing ceremony!!  Thanks for being flexible!!

Basketball Camp – Day 4!!

Lots of rainy fun today!!  Though we started out the day soaked, after some defensive practice, a game of Capture the Flag, and making team murals, we were able to get in some basketball games to wrap up the morning.  The kids had a blast in the rain, and we all ended...

Basketball Camp – Day 3

The rain came, but so did the fun!!  Thank you Unionville church for letting us use your gym!!  A morning full of a dunk contest, team relays, basketball games, and team jumprope competition - it doesn't get much better!!  We had another fantastic day - check out the...

Basketball Camp – Day 2

Day 2 proved to be another great day!!  Beautiful weather, a new guest DJ joined J-Mo this morning, and lots of work on Dribbling and Shooting.  Our focus today was joy in the midst of all your situations, and teams were challenged with an initiative to make a...

Pirates Game Postponed – GO PENS!!!

Hey everyone! We are postponing our Pirate Game outing due to the Penguins making the Stanley Cup finals.  We will keep you posted as to the new date for the summer!  Don't forget we have a Campfire at our house next Wednesday night from 7p-10p at the Mohrbachers. ...

Basketball Camp Next Week!!! Sign Up today!!

Basketball Camp We are so excited to get the Summer Sports Camps started, and it all kicks off next week with Basketball Camp at Freedom Area Middle School.  It is still not too late to sign someone up today. Just click here or on the Sports Camp Page.  The camp will...

Pirate’s Baseball – Friday June 12th

Skybacher Ministries is heading to PNC Park for the Pirate's vs the Detroit Tigers, on Friday June 12th.  We have 25 tickets and the cost is only $5 per person.  If you are interested in having one of these tickets please email John at skybacher_7@yahoo.com, or post a...

Photos from the Final Blast!!

Hey gang!  We found our camera.  God is good, because there was no other way we could've found it.  Anyway we've got the photos from the Final Dodgeball Blast of 2008-2009.  Congrats again to West Side on their victory.  Click here to see all of the photos and enjoy!...

Skybacher Ministries Summer Events

School is out!!! Wahoo!  We're just as excited as you are at Skybacher Ministries.  We've got a great summer of events planned ahead filled with campfires, pirate games, sports camps, disc golf and more!  Any one in 5th grade and above can come out to any of the...