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...

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...