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...

Cereal Bowl 25′ – A Ton of Cereal and Good Times

It was a cold and windy day, but that didn't stop any of the 20 teams involved from having a good time at the Annual Flag Football Cereal Bowl. This year we collected an all new record ammount of cereal (139 boxes) to donate to 2 different local food pantries. We had...
God Bless the Class of 2020

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

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)

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!

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

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!

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

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!)

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

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

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...

Jumping into “More Than” Basketball Camp

Jumping into “More Than” Basketball Camp

This past week we kicked off our “More Than” Sports Camps with “More Than” Basketball Camp, and with a record-breaking over 70 students in K-6th grades joining us, this was the largest attendance we’ve ever had for the first week of camp! The kids spent their week...

‘Twas the Night Before “More Than” Sports Camps

‘Twas the Night Before “More Than” Sports Camps

‘Twas the night before sports camps, when all through the town Every child was stirring, all over and around The shirts were designed and ordered with care In colors that the staff and students would love to wear; The campers were nestled all snug in their beds, While...

Raising Funds For Some “Big Time” Fun! Dinner Auction 19′

Raising Funds For Some “Big Time” Fun! Dinner Auction 19′

15 Years!!! That's what we recently celebrated at the Annual Skybacher Ministries Dinner Auction. We had a great night of dinner, followed by a "Nailed It" Unicorn Cake challenge, and then onto the fun and crazy bidding for items! And as things came to a close we had...