Opened the Embodied Center

The Embodied Center is now open at 1120 122nd Street—just across the street from Jacob’s Well. The facility serves as a community hub for whole-person health, recovery, education and spiritual formation from a Jesus-centered perspective.

The center is home to Jacob’s Well’s Recovery & Support Ministry, including Celebrate Recovery and The Alcohol Experiment. It also hosts Jacob’s Well’s Embodied classes and a variety of other groups and meetings.

Recovery Ministry Director Perry Polnaszek leads and continues to develop the recovery and support ministries based at the Embodied Center, helping create a welcoming place where people can find connection, healing and hope.

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Broke Ground on the New Venture Academy K-12 Campus

Construction is well underway on Venture Academy’s new K–12 campus expansion, following the groundbreaking ceremony back in May. We’re excited to see this vision becoming reality and we're grateful for the incredible support from our church and community.

Check out Venture's website follow the progress this summer. Please remember to stay clear of Venture’s property north of campus while construction is active. The prayer garden and trails behind the church remain open for your use and enjoyment.

Groundbreaking Story on WQOW News 18

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Hosted Summer Camps & Venture Summer Academy

Thank you to everyone who prayed for and supported our summer camps! It was an incredible summer as God worked powerfully in the lives of 100 students and 23 leaders at Phantom Ranch Bible Camp, while Venture Academy welcomed students to more than 75 Summer Academy camps right here on our campus.

Updated 8/31/26

Launched the Outdoor Learning Center

The new Outdoor Learning Center has become a vibrant hub for outdoor learning and is already a key part of Venture's Summer Academy. Nestled in the woods along the prayer trails behind Jacob's Well's Prayer Garden, it provides a unique classroom where students can learn, explore, create, and experience God's creation firsthand.

Beyond serving Venture Academy, the Outdoor Learning Center is also available for the entire church family. Whether you're taking a peaceful walk through the woods, meeting with your small group, spending time in prayer, or simply looking for a quiet place to rest, this beautiful space offers a welcoming place to connect with God and with one another.

Updated 7/16/26

Thinned Trees to Steward Church Land

Our forest thinning project is now complete! The remaining pine trees on our land now have the sunlight and water they need to grow strong and healthy for decades to come—an investment in the beauty and long-term health of Jacob's Well's campus for future generations. The project has also improved safety along our prayer trails by removing trees that were leaning or at risk.

Cleanup of the harvested areas is now underway using a Fecon mulcher, with approximately one-third of the work already complete. This fall, the remaining buckthorn will be treated to help prevent regrowth and give the newly thinned areas the best opportunity to flourish. What began as a maintenance project has become a wonderful renewal of our woods and prayer trails.

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Sent Volunteers with Builders for Christ on Summer Mission Trips to Logan, Ohio

Builders for Christ is one of the most visible ways Jacob's Well helps strengthen churches across the country. These summer mission trips mobilize volunteers, build community, and extend the church's impact beyond the local region.

This summer, two Jacob's Well teams traveled to Logan, Ohio, to serve alongside Ebenezer Baptist Church. Together they helped transform an old baptismal into new ministry office space while others faithfully served the team by preparing meals each day. Both weeks were filled with hard work, meaningful relationships, encouraging testimonies, and a shared commitment to building God's kingdom together.

Thank you to everyone who served, prayed, and supported these trips. Your willingness to give your time and talents is making a lasting difference as local churches are strengthened and the Gospel continues to advance.

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Updated 7/16/26

Hosted Three Summer Listening Sessions to Explore the Next 25 Years at Jacob's Well

Three Summer Listening Sessions were held in April, May, and June, and we sincerely thank everyone who participated. These gatherings provided valuable opportunities to listen, learn, and dream together about the future of Jacob's Well.

We are grateful for the thoughtful ideas, feedback, and encouragement that were shared as we continue seeking God's wisdom and direction for the next generation of ministry in the Chippewa Valley. Your input will help shape the conversations and vision that lie ahead.

✅ Listening Session #1 for Members & Volunteers happened on Saturday, April 11

✅ Listening Session #2 for All Attendees happened on Wednesday, May 27

✅ Listening Session #3 for All Attendees happened on Thursday, June 4

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Launched the New Jacob's Well Foundation for Legacy Giving

The Jacobs Well Journey Foundation Inc. is now provides a way support the long-term mission of Jacob’s Well Church through estate planning and legacy giving. While OneFund supports the ongoing day-to-day ministry of the church, the Foundation creates an opportunity to invest in the future of Jacob’s Well in a lasting way through wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, retirement accounts, life insurance gifts, donor-advised funds, and other planned gifts.

For many people, estate planning is an opportunity to reflect their faith and values in how their resources will continue making an impact for future generations. Gifts made through the Jacobs Well Journey Foundation Inc. help strengthen the church’s ability to pursue ministry, outreach, and new opportunities for years to come while continuing the mission of helping people know and become like Jesus in the Chippewa Valley.

The Foundation also provides legal designation information, suggested will and trust language, and beneficiary resources to help individuals and families work with their attorney, financial planner, or estate planning professional as they consider legacy giving.

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Updated 7/16/26