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...

Praise God for 5 years of ministry!!

We just celebrated our 5th year of sports tournaments.  We started by selling cookies at Wal-Mart so we could have enough money to host a volleyball tournament.  It's our own little Kurt Warner story and one day we'll be making his salary too!!! 🙂 We are so grateful...

West Side Stuffs the Competition

We just celebrated our 5th birthday at the Turkey & Stuffing Volleyball Tournament.  7 teams battled it out. 1 Team would go undefeated to take home their second straight Skybacher Sports trophy, and second consecutive "Golden Turkey" Trophy.  Congratulations to...

Have a Happy Thanksgiving

Just wanted to let everyone know about all that is coming up this week at Skybacher Ministries.  On Thanksgiving Day we will have a Turkey Bowl - Flag Football Game starting at 9:30 am.  Dress warm and anyone is invited to play.  Friday is the 5th anniversary of...

Results from the Little Debbie Poll

Oatmeal Cream Pies are the favorite Little Debbie Snack cake of Skybacher Ministries. Here are the poll results. Oatmeal Cream Pies     3 votes Nutty Bars                   2 votes Cosmic Brownies          2 votes Fudge Rounds             2 votes...

A Blizzard is Blowing In!

On Friday December 12th at Brady's Run Ice Arena we will host the Broomball Blizzard.  Teams can have a maximum of 10 players.  2 must be girls. Get your team together for some of the most fun on ice.

Flag Football Week 2- Playing in the Mud!!

Saturday brought another week of flag football.  This week was a little colder, and a lot muddier, but just as fun.  In the first game West Side dominated East Coast right from the start.  East Coast's first two passes were intercepted and run back for touchdowns by...

Pray & Play Rebel Challenge Week 2

This week we continued our Pray & Play Rebel Challenge as we discussed the dangers of cell phones.  There is nothing wrong with cell phones. There are many positive uses and benefits to them.  But how can we be different from the culture around us in how we use...

Great Start to the Flag Football League

We had our first Satuday of Flag Football.  West Side played East Coast in the first game and won 42-31, led by Cody Williams throwing for 2 touchdowns and catching 2.  In the second game North Way and South Town battled it out in a barn burner.  The final score was...

New Highlight Video From The Flag Football Tournament!

Here's some amazing highlights from the amazing flag football tournament we just had.  Don't forget we will be starting the flag football league this Satuday. Please let us know if you are interested in having a team.

West Side Does It Again!! Four In A Row!!

We just finished up our fourth Flag Football Frenzy Tournament and the results were similar to the last 3.  It was an unbelievable day for football.  There were 7 teams that entered.  The Kings tried to go for their 3rd straight tournament victory but came up short. ...

Pray & Play Rebel Challenge

Pray & Play is every Sunday from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Unionville Life Center.  Anyone in 5th grade and above is invited to come out.  We just started a new series that comes from Romans 12:2 "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world..."  Each week...

Everyone Loves Having it All on Thanksgiving!

Here are the results from our latest Skybacher Ministries Poll. Favorite Thing About Thanksgiving * All of the Above (63%, 10 Votes) * The Football (19%, 3 Votes) * The Food (13%, 2 Votes) * The Family (6%, 1 Votes) Total Voters: 16

Turkey & Stuffing Tournament November 28th

On Friday, November 28th we celebrate our 5th year of sports tournaments with the first tournament we ever hosted.  It's the Skybacher Ministries Turkey & Stuffing Volleyball Tournament.  This event is for all ages.  You can sign up your family, you can bring your...

The Kings Rule Again at The Pumpkin Blast!!

Last night we held our 12th dodgeball tournament.  There was a lot of great action as always from the 8 teams that participated.  There were a few scary costumes, some painted hair, a couple of blind refs, and even Darth Vader.  When it came to the playoffs things...

Nothing Like Cheese!!!

People love cheese on their hot dogs according to the latest Skybacher Ministries poll. Cheese (53%, 8 Votes) Mustard (33%, 5 Votes) Chili (33%, 5 Votes) Ketchup (27%, 4 Votes) Ketchup & Onion (13%, 2 Votes) I hate hot dogs (7%, 1 Votes) Relish (0%, 0 Votes)...