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...

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...