John On The Move Visits the Freedom Place

John On The Move is a social media personality who visits local interesting spots and places throughout the Beaver Valley and Butler areas. Way back in 2016 I had written in my journal about a gym space that had students and kids running around it, and then in April...

Skybacher Golf Classic 26′ – Green Lights

This August it was time for our 4th Annual Skybacher Golf Classic. This year we held things once again at Black Hawk Golf Course which was in much more favorable conditions than last season. We had the most golf teams we've ever had with 25 teams present on the day....

Summer Program Director – Tyler Mohrbacher

We sat down with Tyler Mohrbacher (T-Mo) our Summer Program Director for a short interview about this summer's "More Than" Sports Camps. What year was this for you working for the "More Than" Sports Camps? Tyler: This was my 12th year helping as either a counselor or...

19 Years and “More Than” We Can Ask For

This summer was our 19th year of the Skybacher "More Than" Sports Camps summer program. We get excited every spring as the camp season approaches. What group of coaches will we have. Who will be the kids we remember. What kinds of joy and fun will we experience this...

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...

Xtreme Week – American Idols comes to a close

Saturday we ended our last day of Xtreme Week. It was a great week overall. We talked about the Idols many Americans allow in their lives, idols of money, possessions, technology, and relationships. In the end we sat around the campfire threw our idols into the fire,...

Xtreme Teen Week – Continues

Tonight we head into our third night of Xtreme Week. If you haven't been there so far, there's still time to check out what's going on. Tonight we continue our discussions on American Idols as we talk about "the god of meehomies" and the dangers of putting friends and...

Xtreme Teen Week- American Idols kicks off!

Last night we had our first night of Xtreme Teen Week. We didn't have a huge turnout but those of us that were there had a great time. We also learned that we've all gotten a little out of shape in the few weeks since the last Pray & Play of the school year. Join us...

Hot Dog and Bake Sale a Huge Success!

We just shut down the grill and ate the extra baked goods at our Wal-Mart bake sale fundraiser! It was a huge success! In fact it was so successful we're thinking about opening our own hot dog stands called Skydawgs! Just kidding there, but Kristie got to tell tons of...

Next Week Xtreme Teen Week!!

Join us next week for Xtreme Teen Week, every night from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m at Unionville Church! We will have games, snacks, contest, and other Xtreme stuff, and at the end of the week we will be camping at Green Valley Park. Please join us, and bring a friend!

Wings, Suds and Spuds wins their third!!!

Last night at the Skybacher Ministries Inc. Dodgeball Blast 3 another champion was crowned. Well, actually the same champion we crowned at Blast 2. Wings, Suds, and Spuds from Freedom led by Zach Burns took home their second title of this school year and third title...

Skybacher Ministries Completes Another School Year

Yesterday Skybacher Ministries ended another school year with a third and final Dodgeball Blast Tournament. We here at Skybacher Ministries feel so blessed at all that God allowed us to experience throughout this year. We met a ton of great people and had a lot of fun...

Are you going to the Pirate Game?

Hey gang! We've got 35 tickets to the pirate game. We're just trying to get a sense of everyone that is going. If you would like to go and we haven't talked to ya send us an email!

Taste N.C. Night @ PNC Park

Wednesday May 30th we are going to PNC Park to see the Pirates vs. Padres. The cost of the trip is $6 this includes a small meal, your ticket, and the bus ride.

Last Lane 7 of the School Year

Thursday we will be having the last Lane 7 of the school year. I will order some wings and hopefully we'll have the basketball court open for one last night of "bad" basketball. Hope to see you there.

Dodgeball Blast!

Come on out to start off the new year with a Dodgeball tournament!! Games are 10 vs. 10, with 2 girls playing at all times. Teams may have up to 15 people on your roster!! This tournament is open to Jr. High through High School students, and costs $3/person. Don't...

Dodgeball Blast 09-16-2006

[Standings] Rank Team GP W L T OTL GF GA Win% Pts GB 1 The Big Dawgs 4 4 0 0 0 23 5 100.0 16 0.0 2 Worst Nightmare 4 4 0 0 0 22 6 100.0 15 0.5 3 West Side Kenny Gs 4 3 1 0 0 24 4 75.0 9 3.5 4 Flying Balls 4 2 2 0 0 12 16 50.0 5 5.5 5 Rochester Baptist 4 1 3 0 0 9 20...

The Super Boy Turns 5!

Hard to believe how quickly time goes by. Today Tyler turned 5. He wanted the new Superman suit soooooo bad! We made him wait a little bit for it but we couldn't take the disappointment on his face anymore. He hasn't take the thing off all day. It seems like we were...

Summer is going too fast!

We just got back from a wonderful time in Presque Isle. One of the best vacations that I can remember, and we needed it as our family had been wiped out for an entire month with the stomach flu. Everyone is doing fine now thankfully. The previous week I was at a camp...