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...
August 2015 – Upgrading for the Future

August 2015 – Upgrading for the Future

After a extremely busy summer, August was full of some down time, and getting refueled for the upcoming school year. Last week we had our annual trip to Fun Fore All in Cranberry.  What an amazing time it was as nearly 40...

Our Summer 2015 Newsletter!

Our Summer 2015 Newsletter!

A lot of people asked us this summer about ways they can help Skybacher Ministries Inc.  We realized that as we have evolved, so have the people and families that we are reaching.  So we've provide you with 11 ways that you can help Skybacher Ministries Inc.  Please...

July 2015 – Sports, Games, and Rubber Ducks

July 2015 – Sports, Games, and Rubber Ducks

July picked up where June left off with more of the Skybacher "more than" Sports Camps. We also had our Annual Kickball Classic tournament in the midst of it all and closed...

June 2015 – Sports Camps, and Raining Blessings

June 2015 – Sports Camps, and Raining Blessings

Our 8th year of the Skybacher "more than" Sports Camps got started this June!  We opened with a great basketball camp where our theme was "JUMP!"  We talked about not letting fear hold us back from jumping...

May 2015 Highlights and Photos

May 2015 Highlights and Photos

There isn't too much to report from this month.  It is a rather quiet month for us as we get ready for the Skybacher "more than" Sports Camps.  We did wrap up another year of Pray & Play.  It was an...

April Showers of Blessings – April 2015

April Showers of Blessings – April 2015

It was a busy and rainy April. As the showers rained down, so did the blessings at Skybacher Ministries Inc. This month we hosted 2 big events. On April 17th we held our 4th Annual Dinner Auction. This year's theme was The Amazing Race....

More Than Sports Camps – Help Wanted

More Than Sports Camps – Help Wanted

2015 camp volunteer application Skybacher Ministries is looking for help for it's summer "More Than" Sports Camp program.  The program runs 6 weeks and the camp day is from 8:30a - 12:30p each day. Students wishing to apply should download the application below and...

“March”ing into Spring! March 2015

“March”ing into Spring! March 2015

  March seems like it has absolutely flown by.  We've been memorizing scripture for Pray & Play, and had some really great turnouts now that the snow has...

February Fun – 2015

February Fun – 2015

We have faced bitter cold temperatures, but we've tried hard to keep things warm at Skybacher Ministries Inc.  On February 12th we had our 5th Annual Someone Special Dance.  It was amazing time of parents/grandparents and...

HangTime Basketball – Full of “Good Things”

HangTime Basketball – Full of “Good Things”

This past December we wrapped up our 6th year of the HangTime after-school basketball program.  There were 20 students in the 3-4th grade program, and 32 students in the 1-2nd grade program. This year's theme came from Psalm 103:5...

November – A Harvest of Awesomeness

November – A Harvest of Awesomeness

November was a busy month! We held 2 different tournaments, celebrated our 11th birthday, and continued our Hangtime Basketball program! Nov. 5th we hosted the...

Cereal Bowl – Hall of Champions!

Cereal Bowl – Hall of Champions!

Flag Football – Cereal Bowl – Champions!   2005 – West Side – Cody Williams 2006 – West Side – Brandon Brown 2007 – West Side - Seth Shidemantle 2008 – West Side – Jake Simpson                    8...