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.
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," one leader explained in the report. "There is something special about the person of Jesus that they are really fascinated by." 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.
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. The report frames The Porch as a place where someone who has never been to church can suddenly feel part of something larger than themselves.
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," she said. 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.
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. One guest put the hunger plainly: people have tried what the world offers, found anxiety and emptiness, and are realizing truth is found in Christ.
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. What used to be happy hour is becoming worship night. Studio conversation after the package also pointed to seminary interest and a broader sense that young adults want involvement, not only attendance.
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. The Porch is one local expression of that hunger, and Fox's coverage helps a wider audience see it.
The original Fox News report is available on the video player above. Watch it for the full conversations from The Porch, then consider where young adults in your city can find the same combination of worship, Scripture, and community.
For WWJD.COM, stories like this matter because the SuperApp and the ministry exist to help people take the next step after interest: open Scripture, pray honestly, and live out What Would Jesus Do? in ordinary life with real people.
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It felt like a truth I was homesick for my entire life.
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