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...

Skybacher Sports Camps This Summer!

The Skybacher Sports camps are back this summer bringing you more FUNDAMENTALS, FAITH, AND FUN! We will offer camps in Basketball, Flag Football, and Soccer, and we're even offering a Mini-Sampler Camp that puts together all three. Basketball June 15 - June 19  : 9:00...

The Final Blast is Full of Fun!

We just completed our 11th tournament of the 2008-2009 school year.  Seven teams competed in the Final Blast!  There have been two teams that have dominated the tournaments this year. And those two teams found themselves in the finals of the Blast.  West Side and the...

Answers to the May Newsletter!

Here's the answers to the May Newsletter! Sorry I'm actually late with them. Hope you enjoyed it!! If you are a kid who didn't get the newsletter, or you have a kid who would like to get a newsletter. Post a comment below and we'll send one out to ya!

The Final Blast of 08-09

We've changed the date around of the last Dodgeball Tournament for 08-09. We have finally settled on Friday May 29th for the Final Blast!! We want a bunch of teams so get one together today and we'll see you at Unionville Life Center 6:30 to 11:00 on May 29th

Ultimately It Was an Ultra Good Time!

This past Saturday we had our second ever Ultra Ultimate Tournament. It took a while to get things rolling but we ended up having 3 teams. There was some great frisbee action, and we finished things off with some pizza. The winner was Skybacher Ministries because...

Mini-Blast 2 is Twice as Much Fun!!

Skybacher Ministries just held it's second Dodgeball Mini-Blast this past Saturday. There were 7 teams that participated. Each team was given a different name of one of the Penguins players. The night was filled with lots of cheering, energy, and sweating. We truly...

The Battle for the Golden Disc

On Sunday May 17th.  Skybacher Ministries brings you the Ultra Ultimate Frisbee Tournament.  This is a game that anyone can play, so get your friends or youth group together and come join in on the fun. The cost is $5 per person.  Maximum number of players per team is...

Five Loaves Campaign Update

Subway has their $5 Footlong Campaign, and at Arby's you can pick 5.  But don't forget about the Skybacher Ministries 5 Loaves Campaign.  We are up to 150 people!  The first 140 came pretty quickly, but things have slowed down some.  We still need people who are...

Dodgeball Mini Blast 2 – May 9th!!!

We had so much fun at the last one we thought we'd do it all over again. So on Saturday May 9th Skybacher Ministries is having it's second Dodgeball Mini-Blast for anyone in Pre-school thru 5th grade. You can form teams of 7 people, or just show up with a friend and...

The B-Town Ballers Slam the Competition!

This past Saturday Skybacher Ministries had it's annual 3-on-3 Slam basketball tournament.  It was an incredibly beautiful day for basketball.  Four teams entered the Jr. High Division with The Jr. Tigers from Beaver Falls going undefeated and winning the Jr. Trophy. ...

Last 3 Tournaments of the School Year

Skybacher Ministries has had a great school year of tournaments. But we're not done yet!! We still have 3 tournaments remaining. So if you have yet to win yourself a Skybacher Sports Title for the 08-09 season, or you have a title and you want another one. We have 3...

Closing Out the School Year!

Hope everyone had a great Easter. We're ready to bring another school year to a close here at Skybacher Ministries. But we won't be just shutting things down like all of those school teachers (just kidding). We've got lots of events still to come. I'll have the ads...

April Newsletter Is On The Way

Many of you will be receiving the latest Skybacher Ministries Newsletter in the mail soon. But, for those of you who are not on the mailing list, or can't wait until it comes in the mail (I'm sure that is a huge list of people). Here is the latest newsletter. Click...