Article Summary
- Fox & Friends visited Watermark Community Church in Dallas to see why young adults fill the room midweek.
- Every Tuesday night, thousands gather for The Porch around worship and opening Scripture.
- Leaders say they are not doing anything special: singing worship and opening the Word.
- About 60 percent of Watermark is age 30 or younger, according to church leaders in the report.
- Some people meet Jesus there for the first time. A dating series got one woman in the door. Jesus held her.
- WWJD.COM points people toward real communities where young adults already seek Jesus.
On a recent Fox & Friends segment, co-host Steve Doocy walked the halls of Watermark Community Church in Dallas to see why so many young adults are filling the room midweek, not only on Sunday.
| Old midweek default | What The Porch is modeling |
|---|---|
| Happy hour after work | Worship night after work |
| Attendance as a spectator sport | Involvement, friendship, and questions welcome |
| Faith as a Sunday slot | Scripture opened on a Tuesday |
| Curiosity with nowhere to land | A room where someone new can belong |
Contrast drawn from the Fox News field visit. Not a claim about every church in Dallas.
Inside a Tuesday at The Porch
Every Tuesday night, thousands gather for The Porch, a young-adult gathering built around worship and opening Scripture. From the outside, the space can look more like a busy campus dining hall than a sanctuary. Inside, leaders say people are drawn by something simple and serious: the person of Jesus.
We aren't doing anything special, just singing worship and opening the Word.
A Porch leader, in the Fox report
The Porch is based in Dallas and also gathers in locations across the country, carrying the same focus on worship and the Word beyond one local room.
Why people stay
Attendees told Doocy the room feels authentic. One young adult said the presence of God felt tangible the first time they walked in, and that is what kept them coming back. Curiosity is welcome. People can show up with questions, stay connected, and grow with peers who are also seeking Jesus.
For some, The Porch is where faith begins. One woman said she did not grow up in church. She came to know Christ at 22 after hearing the gospel there for the first time.
It felt like a truth I was homesick for my entire life.
A Porch attendee, in the Fox report
A dating series first got her in the door. What held her was Jesus. That detail matters because it shows how practical topics can open a door, while the gospel itself does the lasting work.
PRO TIP If you lead young adults, notice what The Porch refused to complicate: worship and the Word. Programs can help people arrive. Jesus is why they stay.
A wider midweek pattern
Church leaders told Fox that about 60 percent of Watermark is age 30 or younger. They craft teaching with young hearts in mind, but they insist relationships matter as much as the message. Young adults are the ones talking about faith with Uber drivers and coworkers.
Doocy connected The Porch to a wider pattern: more Gen Z and millennial interest in church, including young men stepping forward, and a post-pandemic desire to belong to something bigger than yourself. In Dallas, he noted, people leave work and head to church.
The report is not a sociological study. It is a field visit that puts faces on a trend many ministries are seeing: young people are not only scrolling about faith. Some are showing up, singing, repenting, and building friendships around Jesus.
Related: Young men report a sharp rise in the importance of religion.
PRO TIP Practical series (dating, work, friendship) can be a front door. Keep the gospel as the house they actually enter.
If this is your city
Watch the original Fox report, then look for the same combination of worship, Scripture, and community near you.
- Watch: Play the Fox News package on this page and listen to the room, not only the studio wrap.
- Find: Ask where young adults in your city can gather around Scripture midweek.
- Invite: Take one person with you. Curiosity is easier in pairs.
- Stay: Relationships matter as much as the message. Learn two names.
- Continue: Open Scripture and pray on the days no one is filming.
FAQ
What is The Porch?
The Porch is a young-adult gathering based at Watermark Community Church in Dallas and also held in other cities. The Fox report describes Tuesday nights built around worship and opening the Bible, with thousands in the Dallas room.
Is this only a Dallas story?
Dallas is the field visit. Leaders in the report say The Porch also gathers in locations across the country with the same focus on worship and the Word. The wider point is midweek hunger among young adults, not one ZIP code.
Does 60 percent young mean the church has it figured out?
It means the room is unusually young, according to leaders speaking to Fox. It does not mean every church should copy a model. It does mean young adults will still show up where Jesus is named and friendship is real.
How should WWJD.COM readers respond?
Do not treat The Porch as content. Treat it as a reminder that young adults want worship, Scripture, and a place to belong. Find that kind of room. Then practice What Would Jesus Do? in ordinary life with real people.
Where can I watch the original report?
The Fox News package is linked from this page and plays in the video player when available. Watch it for the full conversations from The Porch.
Sources
- Fox News: FAITH REBORN: Texas church becomes community for Gen Z
- WWJD.COM: Young men and religiosity
- WWJD.COM: Faith Is Rising
- WWJD.COM: Statement of Faith
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