If you're a young adult in your 20s or 30s looking for a Christ-centered community that speaks to your season of life, The Porch might be exactly what you've been searching for. The Porch is the young adult ministry of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas — a weekly Tuesday-night gathering where thousands come together to worship, hear Scripture taught with transparency and relevance, and build lasting friendships.^1
Started nearly 20 years ago to reach young adults in Dallas with the Gospel, The Porch has grown into one of the largest young adult ministries in the country, drawing 3,500+ people each week to the Watermark campus on LBJ Freeway. Watermark's 2025 Year in Review highlighted "significant growth" at The Porch, noting that God had moved "in powerful ways" through the ministry.^2 Beyond the in-person gathering, the app lets you livestream Tuesday nights at 7 PM CST, catch up on past messages, and listen to "Views from The Porch" — a lifestyle podcast tackling real challenges young adults face through the lens of God's Word.^3 The app is available on iOS, Android, and Apple TV.^4
What sets The Porch apart is its deep integration with the local church and its national reach through Porch Live — a network of partner churches across the country that host their own young adult gatherings streaming Porch content. Porch Live locations are active in cities like Wheaton, IL and others, and churches interested in starting their own gathering can connect through the website.^5 They also host Awaken, a national young adult conference — Awaken 2026 is set for Labor Day weekend (September 5–7) in Dallas, featuring speakers Kylen Perry, Jennie Allen, Matt Chandler, David Platt, and Christine Caine, designed as a "holy interruption" of worship, teaching, prayer, and community.^6
Under the leadership of Executive Director Kylen Perry, The Porch continues to produce blogs, podcasts, and equipping resources alongside its weekly messages, covering topics like dating, faith deconstruction, spiritual disciplines, and finding purpose in singleness.^7 In 2025, 245 young adults walked through Watermark's Disciple class alongside 45 leaders, learning what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.^2
Why Christians Love It"What an amazing gift this app is to everyone that will give it a chance. They dive into topics that are so relevant to what is going on in today's society with such love and grace. If you have not been to church or do not feel welcome to go, just give this app a chance. Listen and let these messages change your life."^4
"These sermons are really powerful and practical! Not fluffy sermons, but really meaty and deep!"^4
"God, in His goodness, kept convicting me until I finally acknowledged that any well other than God's would always run dry. Now that my identity is in Christ... life in Him has given me more freedom and joy than I ever thought was possible." — Kyle Sullivan, Porch Stories^8
Notable- Ministry of Watermark Community Church, a nondenominational evangelical church in Dallas^1
- 3,500+ weekly in-person attendees; Watermark's 2025 Year in Review noted significant growth^2
- Porch Live satellite gatherings at partner churches across the U.S.^5
- Two podcasts: The Porch sermon podcast and "Views from The Porch" lifestyle podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts^3
- Awaken 2026 (Sept 5–7), a national young adult conference in Dallas with Jennie Allen, Matt Chandler, David Platt, and Christine Caine^6
- App built on the Subsplash platform with livestream, message archive, podcast, and in-app messaging features^4
