Join us for
General Assembly 2026
June 19-21
People attending a recent GA.
Our campus will be a Community Gathering location for this year's General Assembly June 19 - 21. This will allow registered participants to experience GA together, offering opportunities for worship, discussion, and connection in a familiar setting while sharing in the same inspiring content as all other GA participants.
Light refreshments will be available at all the events, However, we are not planning to provide lunch or dinner on Saturday during the 1 1/2-hour lunch break from 12:30 to 2 pm, nor the 2-hour dinner break from 6 pm till 8 pm. Many fine restaurants are available near the campus for those two meals.
On Sunday, we will have our regular Sunday worship service from 10:30 to 11:30, followed by a 30-minute coffee "hour." Then, at 12 noon, we will show General Assembly's Sunday morning worship service. Light refreshments will again be provided. And we can pool our pennies and order pizza, if that's what the group decides. No registration required for this Sunday event - just come.
If you are coming from out of town, we are located at 3975 Fruitville Road. On I-75 that's exit 210. On US-41 it's the Fruitville Road roundabout.
Here's our schedule:
Light refreshments will be available at all the events, However, we are not planning to provide lunch or dinner on Saturday during the 1 1/2-hour lunch break from 12:30 to 2 pm, nor the 2-hour dinner break from 6 pm till 8 pm. Many fine restaurants are available near the campus for those two meals.
On Sunday, we will have our regular Sunday worship service from 10:30 to 11:30, followed by a 30-minute coffee "hour." Then, at 12 noon, we will show General Assembly's Sunday morning worship service. Light refreshments will again be provided. And we can pool our pennies and order pizza, if that's what the group decides. No registration required for this Sunday event - just come.
If you are coming from out of town, we are located at 3975 Fruitville Road. On I-75 that's exit 210. On US-41 it's the Fruitville Road roundabout.
Here's our schedule:
Performance of the Ruby Bridges Suite at General Assembly 2017 in New Orleans, LA. Watch video at https://www.uua.org/ga/past/2017/worship/ruby-bridges-suite
Friday, June 19, 2026
- (RE)Convening Worship: 8:00 – 9:30 pm
On Friday evening we will gather in community to begin the weekend of General Assembly worship and programming. This Ingathering service will invite us into sacred space together, centering our spirits through music, reflection, and ritual. Rooted in the theme Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere, the service will prepare us to move into the weekend with intention, connection, and shared purpose
A view from the 2025 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, which took place from June 18 through 22 in Baltimore, Maryland, and online.
© Denny Henry/UUA
Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Meet the Moment: Opening Program: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
We begin Saturday with a shared virtual experience for all participants. The Opening Program will introduce Meet the Moment as a movement-wide framework that calls Unitarian Universalists to shared analysis-building, collective discernment, and faithful action in response to today’s shifting cultural, generational, political, and religious realities. Together we will reflect on the ways our tradition has always been both grounded in core values and open to transformation, and we will prepare our spirits for the day of learning ahead.
Featured speaker antiracism educator Robin DiAngelo engaging in panel discussion at the 2019 General Assembly in Spokane, WA.
- Meet the Moment: Breakout Groups: 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Following the Opening Program, participants will join Wave Cohorts, with options to participate virtually or locally, for deeper engagement with the practices of Meet the Moment. There will be several Wave Cohorts in each setting to choose from, focused on a particular topic that is critical to Unitarian Universalism in this Moment. Each Wave Cohort will guide participants through a Meet the Moment process, analyzing the Moment we are in, identifying the needs and opportunities of this Moment, and using our shared values to identify ways we can Meet the Moment, together. We will consider what it means to let go of what no longer serves, embrace new possibilities, and act with courage and love in changing times.
A speaker at a previous GA
- Featured Speaker 1: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Participants are invited to join the first Featured Speaker address of the afternoon. A second Featured Speaker session will follow, offering another opportunity to gather and listen to a featured voice. Both sessions will be recorded and available for later viewing for those participating in concurrent programming. - Featured Speaker 2: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
- Meet the Moment: Wrap-Up Session: 5:00 – 6:00 pm
We close our Meet the Moment programming by coming together for a virtual Wrap-Up Session that gathers the wisdom, insights, and commitments arising from our Wave Cohort experiences. This time of collective reflection will help us weave connections across the movement and carry forward what we are learning about how Unitarian Universalists can faithfully Meet this Moment, together everywhere.
A Voice for Courage, Justice, and Faith. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Is Our 2026 Ware Lecturer
- Ware Lecture: 8:00 – 9:00 pm
The Ware Lecture is a treasured General Assembly tradition that invites prophetic voices to speak to our faith and our times. This year’s Ware Lecturer will challenge and inspire us to live more fully into our values, to open ourselves to transformation, and to take bold action for justice and liberation. (More details below.)
Rev. Natalie Fenimore at the 2018 Sunday Morning Worship in Kansas City, MO.
Sunday, June 21, 2026
- Sunday Worship: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Sunday morning worship is the heart of General Assembly, drawing our entire community together in shared spirit. Through music, preaching, and ritual, we will ground ourselves in our Unitarian Universalist faith and be renewed for the work of justice, compassion, and community in the world. - In Sarasota we will have our regular Sunday morning service from 10:30 to 11:30. It will not include General Assembly. It will be livestreamed to Youtube and will be available as a recording thereafter. Details about our Sunday morning service will be available on our Upcoming Sundays page.
- This will be followed by our regular coffee "hour" for 30 minutes. At 12 noon we will broadcast the General Assembly's Sunday morning worship service in the Lexow Wing. Light refreshments will be provided. We can pool our pennies and order pizza, if that's what the group decides. No registration required - just come.
- More information is available at UUA.org/GA. Excerpts follow:
Excerpts from UUA.org/GA:
For General Assembly in 2026, we are creating a virtual “everywhere GA” with both online and distributed in-person options that will allow Unitarian Universalists to participate in whichever way works best for them. This new format will reduce travel costs and environmental impacts, offer optional in-person connections, streamline production costs, and provide a more flexible schedule for participants.
We know there is a deep need in this moment to build and sustain community as Unitarian Universalists. Given the strain that our congregations and individual UUs face in the current political climate, when travel brings increased risks and person-to-person connection remains important to our continued thriving, we are leaning into this creative approach.
To maintain safety, accessibility, and equity, the UUA is offering several ways to engage with the content and connections offered at this virtual GA, including fully virtual participation streaming live across many time zones.
By experimenting with smaller, more localized gatherings we can uphold the value of equity for GA participants around the country and production quality that supports the experience of online attendees. Truly, we can be together everywhere as we build the courage and capacity to Meet the Moment.
We know there is a deep need in this moment to build and sustain community as Unitarian Universalists. Given the strain that our congregations and individual UUs face in the current political climate, when travel brings increased risks and person-to-person connection remains important to our continued thriving, we are leaning into this creative approach.
To maintain safety, accessibility, and equity, the UUA is offering several ways to engage with the content and connections offered at this virtual GA, including fully virtual participation streaming live across many time zones.
By experimenting with smaller, more localized gatherings we can uphold the value of equity for GA participants around the country and production quality that supports the experience of online attendees. Truly, we can be together everywhere as we build the courage and capacity to Meet the Moment.
Registration:
Registration is $350 per person if you register before May 1, $450 after that. Children are free with a registered adult
Business-only meetings (June 14-16) are $175, More details are available at UUA.org/ga/registration. Click here to register now.
Go to UUA.org/GA for more information.
Business-only meetings (June 14-16) are $175, More details are available at UUA.org/ga/registration. Click here to register now.
Go to UUA.org/GA for more information.
Full GA Schedule
General Assembly 2026, Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere, will unfold in two parts with a midweek pause. From Sunday, June 14 to Tuesday, June16, delegates will engage in fully virtual General Sessions focused on the business of the Association. Programming resumes Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21 with worship, featured speakers, and Meet the Moment themed programs that can be experienced online, at the studio site in Louisville, or in participating local congregations. This flexible model makes GA more accessible, sustainable, and connected for UUs everywhere.
GA 2026 is structured differently from our more in-person General Assemblies. GA 2026 is designed as a primarily virtual experience, with optional ways to gather through community gatherings, satellite sites, and a studio site. This model allows us to focus on shared content that can be experienced together across many locations.
Because of this shift, the Service of the Living Tradition (SoLT) and Synergy will not be offered as part of GA 2026. Both of these events are deeply rooted in being together in one space, and we want to honor their full spirit and impact rather than adapt them in ways that might diminish the experience.
We look forward to welcoming both the Service of the Living Tradition and Synergy back in 2027, when the GA format can fully support them.
Ways to View the GA Schedule and Program Offerings
General Assembly 2026, Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere, will unfold in two parts with a midweek pause. From Sunday, June 14 to Tuesday, June16, delegates will engage in fully virtual General Sessions focused on the business of the Association. Programming resumes Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21 with worship, featured speakers, and Meet the Moment themed programs that can be experienced online, at the studio site in Louisville, or in participating local congregations. This flexible model makes GA more accessible, sustainable, and connected for UUs everywhere.
GA 2026 is structured differently from our more in-person General Assemblies. GA 2026 is designed as a primarily virtual experience, with optional ways to gather through community gatherings, satellite sites, and a studio site. This model allows us to focus on shared content that can be experienced together across many locations.
Because of this shift, the Service of the Living Tradition (SoLT) and Synergy will not be offered as part of GA 2026. Both of these events are deeply rooted in being together in one space, and we want to honor their full spirit and impact rather than adapt them in ways that might diminish the experience.
We look forward to welcoming both the Service of the Living Tradition and Synergy back in 2027, when the GA format can fully support them.
Ways to View the GA Schedule and Program Offerings
- Summary Schedule Grid (PDF) – A one-page overview of the entire General Assembly schedule. This document provides a high-level snapshot of key events and time blocks to help you quickly see when major sessions and gatherings are happening.
- GA Schedule Webpage (via Whova) – The most comprehensive and interactive schedule for General Assembly. This webpage, accessible through the Whova platform, includes all live programming happening during GA, with session details, times, and locations (for in-person events).
- In-Gathering Service: 4:00 – 4:30 pm
The 2026 General Assembly will begin with a 30-minute ingathering service, inviting all participants into sacred community before the first General Session. Through words, music, and ritual, this shared worship time will ground us in the theme Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere and prepare our hearts and spirits for the work ahead. - General Session I: 4:30 – 6:00 pm
General Sessions, guided by co-moderators Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Bill Young, are where the essential business of the Unitarian Universalist Association unfolds. Open to all via live streaming, these sessions provide a platform for discussing, shaping, and advancing the shared mission and values of the UUA. From voting on key issues to hearing reports from Association leaders, the General Sessions reflect a spirit of collaborative leadership and commitment to Unitarian Universalist principles. Join us in witnessing and participating in the impactful work that drives our faith forward.
- General Session II: 12:00 – 3:00 pm
- General Session III: 5:00 – 6:30 pm
- UUA Budget Hearing: Fiscal Year 2026–2027: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Participants are invited to join the UUA Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year 2026–2027, which provides an opportunity to hear about the proposed budget and ask clarifying questions.
- General Session IV: 12:00 – 3:00 pm
- General Session V: 5:00 – 6:30 pm
- After our opening days together, GA programming will pause on Wednesday and Thursday. This mid-week break gives space for professional organizations, identity groups, and affiliates to gather, or for participants who wish to use the time for their own business and connection. Programming resumes on Friday as we continue our shared journey through GA.
- (RE)Convening Worship: 8:00 – 9:30 pm
On Friday evening we will gather in community to begin the weekend of General Assembly worship and programming. This Ingathering service will invite us into sacred space together, centering our spirits through music, reflection, and ritual. Rooted in the theme Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere, the service will prepare us to move into the weekend with intention, connection, and shared purpose.
- Meet the Moment: Opening Program: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
We begin Saturday with a shared virtual experience for all participants. The Opening Program will introduce Meet the Moment as a movement-wide framework that calls Unitarian Universalists to shared analysis-building, collective discernment, and faithful action in response to today’s shifting cultural, generational, political, and religious realities. Together we will reflect on the ways our tradition has always been both grounded in core values and open to transformation, and we will prepare our spirits for the day of learning ahead. - Meet the Moment: Breakout Groups: 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Following the Opening Program, participants will join Wave Cohorts, with options to participate virtually or locally, for deeper engagement with the practices of Meet the Moment. There will be several Wave Cohorts in each setting to choose from, focused on a particular topic that is critical to Unitarian Universalism in this Moment. Each Wave Cohort will guide participants through a Meet the Moment process, analyzing the Moment we are in, identifying the needs and opportunities of this Moment, and using our shared values to identify ways we can Meet the Moment, together. We will consider what it means to let go of what no longer serves, embrace new possibilities, and act with courage and love in changing times. - Featured Speaker 1: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Participants are invited to join the first Featured Speaker address of the afternoon. A second Featured Speaker session will follow, offering another opportunity to gather and listen to a featured voice. Both sessions will be recorded and available for later viewing for those participating in concurrent programming. - Featured Speaker 2: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
- Meet the Moment: Wrap-Up Session: 5:00 – 6:00 pm
We close our Meet the Moment programming by coming together for a virtual Wrap-Up Session that gathers the wisdom, insights, and commitments arising from our Wave Cohort experiences. This time of collective reflection will help us weave connections across the movement and carry forward what we are learning about how Unitarian Universalists can faithfully Meet this Moment, together everywhere. - Ware Lecture: 8:00 – 9:00 pm
The Ware Lecture is a treasured General Assembly tradition that invites prophetic voices to speak to our faith and our times. This year’s Ware Lecturer will challenge and inspire us to live more fully into our values, to open ourselves to transformation, and to take bold action for justice and liberation. (More details below.)
- Community Sing: 10:30 – 11:00 am (This event will not be available on our campus since it conflicts with our Sunday morning service.)
Begin Sunday by lifting your voice in song with fellow Unitarian Universalists. This joyful gathering invites all participants to join in beloved hymns and spirited music that connect us across distance and difference. No experience is needed, just bring your voice and your heart. - Sunday Worship: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm (Sarasota will join this service in progress after our local service ends.)
Sunday morning worship is the heart of General Assembly, drawing our entire community together in shared spirit. Through music, preaching, and ritual, we will ground ourselves in our Unitarian Universalist faith and be renewed for the work of justice, compassion, and community in the world.
2026 Ware Lecture
Each year, the UUA President extends an invitation to a prestigious guest to captivate the General Assembly as the esteemed Ware Lecturer. With your registration, you’ll have the privilege of live-streaming the event or accessing the video on-demand when it’s made available. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired!
In 2026, the Ware Lecture will take place on Saturday, June 20, at 8 pm. EDT. With GA registration, participants will be able to experience the Ware Lecture in several ways. The 2026 Ware Lecture will be delivered live at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky for Studio Site registrants. Studio Site registrants can watch in person at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY. Satellite Sites and Community Gatherings can watch the livestream together in shared space. Fully online registrants can watch live from wherever they are, and all registrants will have access to the video on-demand when it becomes available.
A Voice for Courage, Justice, and Faith. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Is Our 2026 Ware Lecturer
Mariann Edgar Budde serves as spiritual leader for the congregations and Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties that comprise the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. The first woman elected to this position, she also serves as the chair of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which stewards the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.
A passionate believer in the gospel of Jesus and the Episcopal Church’s particular witness, Bishop Budde is committed to the spiritual and numerical growth of congregations and developing new expressions of Christian community. She believes that Jesus calls all who follow him to strive for justice and peace, and to respect the dignity of every human being. She is proud to serve a diocese committed to spiritual maturity, mercy, and justice. She cherishes her friendship with interfaith leaders in the Washington Metro Area and their joint endeavors in service to the common good.
Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. She earned a B.A. in history at the University of Rochester, graduating magna cum laude. She earned both a Masters in Divinity (1989) and Doctor of Ministry (2008) from Virginia Theological Seminary.
Her sermons have been published in several books and journals and she is the author of Gathering Up the Fragments: Preaching as Spiritual Practice (2007), Receiving Jesus: The Way of Love (2019) and How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith (2023), which has been adapted into a young adult book, We Can Be Brave: How We Learn to Be Brave in Life’s Decisive Moments (2025), and a picture book for young children, I Can Learn to Be Brave (to be released in July 2026).
When not working, Bishop Budde enjoys riding her bicycle, spending time with family, and cooking dinner for friends.
Read more at uua.org/ga/program/highlights/ware-lecture
Each year, the UUA President extends an invitation to a prestigious guest to captivate the General Assembly as the esteemed Ware Lecturer. With your registration, you’ll have the privilege of live-streaming the event or accessing the video on-demand when it’s made available. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired!
In 2026, the Ware Lecture will take place on Saturday, June 20, at 8 pm. EDT. With GA registration, participants will be able to experience the Ware Lecture in several ways. The 2026 Ware Lecture will be delivered live at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky for Studio Site registrants. Studio Site registrants can watch in person at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY. Satellite Sites and Community Gatherings can watch the livestream together in shared space. Fully online registrants can watch live from wherever they are, and all registrants will have access to the video on-demand when it becomes available.
A Voice for Courage, Justice, and Faith. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Is Our 2026 Ware Lecturer
Mariann Edgar Budde serves as spiritual leader for the congregations and Episcopal schools in the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties that comprise the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. The first woman elected to this position, she also serves as the chair of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which stewards the ministries of the Washington National Cathedral and Cathedral schools.
A passionate believer in the gospel of Jesus and the Episcopal Church’s particular witness, Bishop Budde is committed to the spiritual and numerical growth of congregations and developing new expressions of Christian community. She believes that Jesus calls all who follow him to strive for justice and peace, and to respect the dignity of every human being. She is proud to serve a diocese committed to spiritual maturity, mercy, and justice. She cherishes her friendship with interfaith leaders in the Washington Metro Area and their joint endeavors in service to the common good.
Bishop Budde was consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington in November 2011. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. She earned a B.A. in history at the University of Rochester, graduating magna cum laude. She earned both a Masters in Divinity (1989) and Doctor of Ministry (2008) from Virginia Theological Seminary.
Her sermons have been published in several books and journals and she is the author of Gathering Up the Fragments: Preaching as Spiritual Practice (2007), Receiving Jesus: The Way of Love (2019) and How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith (2023), which has been adapted into a young adult book, We Can Be Brave: How We Learn to Be Brave in Life’s Decisive Moments (2025), and a picture book for young children, I Can Learn to Be Brave (to be released in July 2026).
When not working, Bishop Budde enjoys riding her bicycle, spending time with family, and cooking dinner for friends.
Read more at uua.org/ga/program/highlights/ware-lecture
