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...

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...