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...
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...

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...