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...

What A Great Weekend!!!

Hey gang, I'm just trying to get a quick post up about the amazing weekend here at Skybacher Ministries. We held the first ever Mini-Blast for elementary kids. It was so much fun and a great turnout. I'll put more up tomorrow but it was soooo much fun. Then the...

Free Steelers Coloring Pages – Here We Go Steelers!!!

Hey we've had a great success with the coloring books. I hope everyone likes them. I'm getting so pumped up for the Super Bowl. I've come up with 2 new Steelers coloring pages. Jeff Reed and Heath Miller. I'm offering them for free to those who want em. Enjoy and...

Dodgeball Mini-Blast Almost Here!

The snow is coming and so is the first ever Skybacher Ministries Dodgeball Mini-Blast. We can't wait to see you there. Kids in Kindergarten thru 5th grade can come on Saturday at 6:00 and have a Blast!!

Steelers Coloring Books Still Available

We've gotten a pretty good response towards the Steelers coloring books. I guess they made the Super Bowl or something? I just printed out 100 more copies and updated the actual books a little. I even added Santonio Holmes because I'm hoping he'll have a big game....

Pray & Play is Back With Some Big Questions

Pray & Play is finally back from Christmas Break. I know many of you have been looking for something to do, so don't forget to join us every Sunday from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. We will be taking on the Big Questions you have about God, Jesus, and the Bible. Hope to see...

Skybacher Ministries Dodgeball Mini-Blast

On January 31st Skybacher Ministries is hosting a dodgeball tournament for kids in kindergarten thru 4th grade.  We're calling it the the Dodgeball Mini-Blast.  Kids can put together teams of 8 players, or come with a few friends and we'll put you on a team.  We can't...

The Kings Return To the Throne!

We just kicked off 2009 with another Dodgeball Tournament. Over 100 students battled it out in one of the most competitive tournaments we've had to date. This was our 6th tournament of the 08-09 school year, and to date out of all the teams that have entered only 2...

Update on The 5 Loaves Campaign

We are overwhelmed, grateful, and reminded of what a faithful God we serve by the response to the 5 Loaves Campaign. We wanted to give everyone an update of where we stand as far as reaching our goal. So far we have had about 82 people donate $25. Wow!! I've made a...

Pray & Play

Title: Pray & PlayLocation: Unionville Life CenterStart Time: 02:00Date: 2009-01-18End Time: 04:00

The Five Loaves Campaign.

Skybacher Ministries is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that believes all children and youth are designed with a specific purpose by God. We have many programs throughout the school year and summer including; 12 sports tournaments, 5 summer sports camps, a weekly...

Dodgeball Blast 2!! January 17th

Hope everyone is having a great start to 2009.  We're ready to get things started with a Blast at Skybacher Ministries that's why we're hosting the Dodgeball Blast 2 on Saturday January 17th.  10 Players per team.  The cost is $5 per person, and the doors will open at...

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Hey gang hope everyone had a Happy New Year and a Merry Christmas. It was great to have a break here at Skybacher Ministries but we're looking forward to having an awesome 2009. We've got a lot of things coming up in the next month, with Dodgeball, a kids Dodgeball,...

West Side Does It Again!!

We brought a close to 2008 with the Broomball Blizzard. We had an amazing turnout, as 12 teams battled it out for the Blizzard Cup. (There isn't actually a Blizzard Cup, but that would be a cool trophy, I'll work on it for next year.) The ice was really fast so there...

A Wonderful Grinch!!

Just got in the final results from the latest Skybacher Ministries poll, and the classic "It's a Wonderful Life" and Dr. Seuss's, "The Grinch" were tops. Here's the final results. What is Your Favorite Christmas Movie * It's A Wonderful Life (33%, 5 Votes) * The...