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
Founded in 2006 and now in its 20th year, 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 in Dallas.^2 Messages continue weekly; recent teaching includes Kylen Perry on counterfeit Christianity from 2 Timothy 3 in October 2026.^3
The Porch app is shutting down. Its final store updates, on iOS on September 22, 2026 and on Android on September 21, 2026, carry the same note: the update helps you connect with The Porch on YouTube and at theporch.live.^2 That is now the place to livestream Tuesday nights at 7 PM CT, 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.^5 The app was built on the Subsplash platform and was available on iOS, Android, and Apple TV.^2
Beyond Dallas, Porch Live is a growing network of partner churches that host their own young adult gatherings streaming Porch content. The current locations are Boise, Idaho; Dayton, Ohio; Fort Worth, Texas; Greater Lafayette, Indiana; Midland, Texas; Scottsdale, Arizona; Springfield, Missouri; and Wheaton, Illinois, and churches can start their own gathering through the website.^6 The Porch also hosts Awaken, a national young adult conference in Dallas; Awaken 2026 took place September 5-7, 2026, and its sessions were released in The Porch sermon podcast.^7
Under the leadership of Executive Director Kylen Perry and Director of Discipleship Tyler Moffett, 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.^8
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."^2
"These sermons are really powerful and practical! Not fluffy sermons, but really meaty and deep!"^2
"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^9
Notable- Ministry of Watermark Community Church, a nondenominational evangelical church in Dallas^1
- 3,500+ weekly in-person attendees in Dallas^2
- Celebrating 20 years of ministry in 2026^6
- Porch Live gatherings in eight cities across seven states, hosted by partner churches including Park Crest Baptist Church (Springfield), Stonegate Fellowship (Midland), Fearless Church (Dayton), and Highlands Church (Scottsdale)^6
- The Porch app is shutting down; its September 2026 final updates direct users to YouTube and theporch.live^2
- Two podcasts: The Porch sermon podcast and Views from The Porch lifestyle podcast, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts^5
- Awaken 2026 took place September 5-7, 2026 in Dallas as a national young adult conference^7
