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...

Summer 2024 – So much good stuff we needed 2 Newsletters!

Hey everyone, hard to believe that the summer of 2024 has essentially come and gone. School is back in session, and so are after-school activities and sporting events. But we would be remissed, if we didn't take some time to look back reflect and give praise for all...
March 2019 – Slamrockin’

March 2019 – Slamrockin’

Some call it "madness". Some call it the 'tourney". Some call it "bracketology". At Skybacher Ministries, we call it the 3-on-3 Slamrock, and this year's event was one of our largest ever!!! In all we had 28 total teams compete in the event!! It was great to see so...

Cosmic Clash 2019 – A break in the weather.

Cosmic Clash 2019 – A break in the weather.

It was a crazy weekend of weather and weather predictions, thankfully for us the predicted 8-12 inches of snow never arrived and we were able to host our annual Cosmic Clash on Sunday night. Students were able to play four-square and load up their faces with glowing...

Hangtime Basketball – Continues to be a Slam Dunk!!

Hangtime Basketball – Continues to be a Slam Dunk!!

This December we finished up our 9th year of Hangtime after school basketball. Students in 3rd & 4th grade participated in drills and activities after school and had games on Saturdays. This has all helped prepare them for many who are playing on travel teams this...

Fall 2018 – 15 Years in the Making.

Fall 2018 – 15 Years in the Making.

Pumpkin Blast Champions- Swaggin Dragons It's hard to believe but the fall meant the start of our 15th school year of sports ministry!!!  We kicked things off in October with the annaul Dodgeball Pumpkin Blast.  We didn't have a huge turnout for the High...

Skybacher Sports Schedule 2018

Skybacher Sports Schedule 2018

We are bummed that summer is ending to, but we can't wait to kick off another school year of sports and ministry.  This will be our 15th year of student ministry at Skybacher! Wow!  We will start Pray & Play our middle & high school sports outreach on Sep....

Summer Report 2018 – Joy and Hope!

Summer Report 2018 – Joy and Hope!

Every summer I wonder if we still have the energy to run summer day camps.  I often begin the summer praying, “When I am weak, He is strong.” Then I see a kid getting a piggy back ride, kids getting hi-fives, hear the sounds of laughs and crashes on a slip-n-slide,...

Skybacher Ministries is Seeking Volunteers – 2018-19

Skybacher Ministries is Seeking Volunteers – 2018-19

Skybacher Ministries is seeking volunteers for the upcoming school year.  If you are passionate about spreading good sports, good times, and ultimately "The Good News"! Please consider joining us in serving today!!  If you or someone you know are interested please...

2018 Duck Derby Results

2018 Duck Derby Results

Another year, another round of ducks traversing the creek for our annual Rubber Duck Derby! We had nearly 500 ducks sent down the creek. Thank you to everyone who made a donation!!! Here are the results. CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER - DUCK # 239!! Here is a list of our top...

March 2018 – Hoops & Hot Tubs!

March 2018 – Hoops & Hot Tubs!

This March we once again held our Annual 3-on-3 Slamrock.  We had a great turnout as we had several teams in each age division.  The...

February 2018 – Love at All Times!

February 2018 – Love at All Times!

We are already 2 months into 2018! In February we take a break from the tournament season and we plan our annual Great Big Group Date.  This year we went to North...

January 2018 – Glowing Into 2018!

January 2018 – Glowing Into 2018!

It's 2018!!! In January we returned back to Pray & Play after a little break for the holidays.  We opened things up by looking at the life of Paul the Apostle.   Don't forget you can...

December 2017 – Servant or Skeptic?

December 2017 – Servant or Skeptic?

I was reading through the Christmas story and was thinking about how much I would have been like Zechariah and less like Mary.  See Zechariah was told that he would be given a son John the Baptist, and he...

October 2017 Highlights- Having a Ball!

October 2017 Highlights- Having a Ball!

Well we rolled into October for our Annual Dodgeball Pumpkin Blast. Five teams battled it out on Saturday Night and it was Sold Out who would take home the title.  Students were challenged with a message about the epic showdown for their hearts.  On Sunday we followed...

September 2017 Report

September 2017 Report

We just kicked off our 14th year of school calendar ministry!!! We are already off and running on another year of Pray & Play our sports & play Sunday night outreach!  With everything that is going on in the world...