Newsletter – Report on 2020 – Staying Hopeful in 2021
It's been a rough one, but we've seen many blessings along the way still, and God still is awesome and reigns!!!! Click below to download our latest newsletter with a report on all that happened for Skybacher Ministries in 2020! 2021_winter_newsletterDownload
Cereal Bowl is Filled with Joy!
2020 has been a grind from the start! As we headed into the fall new restrictions on indoor events put a damper on our normal tournament schedule and Pray & Play outreach. We kept praying about what God might have us do, and then in a rare weekend of 70 degree...
Rise Up Basketball Nights – Rising Above the Struggle
Back in the beginning of June, the isolation of covid-19 was still going on, the country was full of unrest from protests, and the struggle was real! (and continues to be!). I did my weekly reach out to the people God places on my heart, and talked to a few Skybacher...
“More Than” Backyard Camps
Our favorite time of year is here, and we can't wait to start our "More Than" Sports camps again! While we were a little worried at first about how exactly we could make them happen given the COVID-19 situation, we were committed to finding a way for them to go on...
God Bless the Class of 2020
It was going to be epic! What a cool year to say you were graduating. 2020 the year of perfect vision! And then literally the world turned upside down. I think the thing that breaks me up the most is not getting the chance to see the graduates walk down the halls of...
Meant For Community
I'll be honest I don't really like being around people, or at least I thought I didn't. See I would tell you that I'm an introvert and would rather spend an hour in isolation, than an hour talking to someone. But over the years God has changed my heart and the call he...
Party by the Pool – (Kalahari 2020)
This year at Kalahari was one for the record books! First off we had over 150 rooms booked!!! That is more rooms then we have ever had. As everyone was enroute to the resort things with the coronavirus went haywire and fears of would we even be able to enjoy the...
Grateful For the God Who Provides!
There is a great story in 1 Kings 17 about Elijah visiting a widow and asking for bread. She says that she barely has enough oil and flour to make any bread. Elijah tells her not to worry for the jar of flour will not run out and the jug of oil will not run dry. " For...
Skybacher Ministries – Girl Group – “More Than” Girl Power
Girls Group, a Bible study for Skybacher's high school freshman and sophomore girls, has been such a sweet and fun ministry for the past 4 years. Starting in the fall of 2016, the group now includes 13 girls who have committed to studying God's Word and growing closer...
February 2020 – You Gotta Love It!
We began 2020 with the Cosmic Clash Dodgeball Tourney it was a great way to kickoff a new decade! In February we don't usually host a tournament but have two big events in the Someone Special Dance and Great Big Group Date. The Someone Special Dance had to be moved...
24/8 Thoughts on the loss of Kobe
I realize that life is so much bigger than sports, but to those of us involved in sports culture this is big, and this one hurts. I wasn't a Kobe fan, I didn't like his style or his personality. I've always hated the Lakers and told my kids they weren't allowed to...
State of the Empire 2020 (a little Star Wars reference!)
It’s hard to believe not just another year is over, but another decade! 2019 was another great year for Skybacher Ministries with it’s own set of challenges and triumphs! We continued to host large group outreaches in the form of 5 different sports tournaments -...
Broomball Blizzard 19′ – A Moment’s Peace!
In the middle of December things were flying by, but we were able to squeeze in the second greatest show on ice, the Broomball Blizzard!. We had five solid teams slip sliding, and making their best attempt to show athletic ability on the ice. The Champions - TBA...
Volleyball and Lots of Good Stuff! Highlights & Photos
It's hard to believe it was 16 years ago that we sat at the Monaca Walmart selling cookies, pies, and other various baked good in order to be able to buy volleyballs for our first ever tournament. We are still hosting that tournament 16 years later. This year we had 8...
Cereal Bowl – 2019
Another Fall brings another year of the Skybacher Ministries Cereal Bowl - This year it was a perfect fall day for football. We collected 57 boxes of cereal for the Unionville Food Pantry! There were 3 team for each age division. Ya Mum - The Quip Boys - The Antonio...