Join us for
General Assembly 2026
at noon today
People attending a recent GA.
Our campus will be a Community Gathering location today at noon to 1:30. Join us in the Lexow Wing and 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.
We will have our regular Sunday worship 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.
Following our service we have a 30-minute coffee "hour." Then, at 12 noon, we will show General Assembly's Sunday morning worship service starting at the beginning. Light refreshments will be provided. And we can pool our pennies and order pizza, if that's what the group decides. Registration is not required - just come.
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.
We will have our regular Sunday worship 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.
Following our service we have a 30-minute coffee "hour." Then, at 12 noon, we will show General Assembly's Sunday morning worship service starting at the beginning. Light refreshments will be provided. And we can pool our pennies and order pizza, if that's what the group decides. Registration is not required - just come.
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.
Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu
Join us for this powerful and communal experience – the largest annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists in worship. We have spent this week collaborating across hybrid spaces. We have been brought to tears by grief and righteous rage, and have been lifted by hope and joy. Sunday’s closing worship invites us to pause in the gap, one breath deep, between what we have shared together and the faithful action ahead. Here, at this threshold, we practice the spiritual discipline of Love. The Order of Service is available on page 41 of the GA Program Book.
The Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu serves the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene. Born in Seoul and raised in Ohio, she found Unitarian Universalism as a young adult and was drawn to a faith that honors both the tough mind and the tender heart. Rev. Ryu has served in parish ministry and healthcare chaplaincy, specializing in oncology care, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of her ordination.
The Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu serves the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene. Born in Seoul and raised in Ohio, she found Unitarian Universalism as a young adult and was drawn to a faith that honors both the tough mind and the tender heart. Rev. Ryu has served in parish ministry and healthcare chaplaincy, specializing in oncology care, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of her ordination.
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.
Or, click here for the YouTube livestream of the Sunday service.
More information is available at UUA.org/GA.
Or, click here for the YouTube livestream of the Sunday service.
More information is available at UUA.org/GA.
Past events:
Check out the UUA YouTube channel for videos.
Click on the image to hear and view. Click on the Full Screen icon in the bottom right corner to expand to full screen view.
A summary of the business sessions follows the musical highlights.
Check out the UUA YouTube channel for videos.
Click on the image to hear and view. Click on the Full Screen icon in the bottom right corner to expand to full screen view.
A summary of the business sessions follows the musical highlights.
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Music from Session I:
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Meet the Moment Introduction video:
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Note the dog's cameo appearance at the end of the song.
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Love Will Guide Us:
(choir and band from Session II) |
Finlandia from Session III:
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GA business outcomes:
Five sessions, hundreds of delegates, and some meaningful work together.
GA 2026 delegates:
President’s Award for Volunteer Service
Presented to Minnesota Unitarian Universalists — honoring the 26 congregations, the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA), Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU), and the many individuals and organizations who answered the call to public witness and community defense during the ICE crisis in Minneapolis this spring.
Angus H. MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education
Presented to two recipients this year:
Presented to Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs — a lifelong Unitarian Universalist whose decades of service span congregational ministry, denominational leadership, and movement-building. A co-founder and past president of DRUUMM (Diverse and Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries), a mentor to generations of ministers and seminarians, and a prophetic voice for Indigenous rights and the repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Elections & Installation of Newly-Elected Leaders
This General Assembly duly elected 18 new leaders to serve on the Board of Review, Board of Trustees, Commission on Appraisal, Nominating Committee, and Presidential Search Committee. During General Session V, delegates joined in covenant to install these leaders, welcoming their gifts, skills, time, and dedication in the years to come.
View election results
Ballot Results
Full results for all sessions are available via SimplyVoting:
All recordings and session resources are available at uua.org/ga/off-site/2026/business. Direct links below:
General Session I
General Assembly 2027 — San Jose, California
Next year GA will be multiplatform — both online and onsite in San Jose, California. We hope to see you there!
Five sessions, hundreds of delegates, and some meaningful work together.
GA 2026 delegates:
- Adopted the Rules of Procedure, setting the framework for how this year’s business was conducted.
- Adopted the Business Resolution directing the UUA Board of Trustees to establish a task force to review Ministerial Fellowship Committee policies and rules as they relate to interim and developmental ministers, and to recommend updates that reflect the unique circumstances of transitional ministry.
- Did not adopt the Bylaw Amendment on authority to suspend or place a minister’s search on hold.
- Affirmed the Action of Immediate Witness opposing rollbacks to environmental protections, public lands rules, and the endangerment finding. This affirmation directs the UUA’s public witness on this issue in the coming year.
- Did not affirm the Action of Immediate Witness in solidarity with people held in immigration detention, including those on hunger strike at Delaney Hall and other facilities.
- Passed the Responsive Resolution “Where are the youth?”, calling on the Association to provide resources to recruit, train, and cultivate youth leadership and attendance.
- Passed the Responsive Resolution “Gratitude for UUA Support of Youth and Emerging Adults”, thanking the UUA for its commitment to youth and emerging adults and calling for their full inclusion at all levels of leadership.
- Passed the Responsive Resolution “Reaffirming Our Commitment to Immigrant Justice and Relationally Grounded Organizing”, reaffirming the Association’s commitment to relationally grounded organizing and solidarity work.
- Passed the Responsive Resolution on SWANA region concerns, asking the Commission on Appraisal to include engagement with how the UUA can better include and respond to UUs affected by crises in the Southwest Asia and North Africa region.
President’s Award for Volunteer Service
Presented to Minnesota Unitarian Universalists — honoring the 26 congregations, the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA), Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU), and the many individuals and organizations who answered the call to public witness and community defense during the ICE crisis in Minneapolis this spring.
Angus H. MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education
Presented to two recipients this year:
- Cathy Seggel — religious educator at First Unitarian Church of Providence for 30 years, past President of LREDA and the Unitarian Sunday School Society, co-founder of the LREDA Life Member Chapter, and a member of the most recent UUA Presidential Search Committee.
- Leia Durland-Jones — a second-generation lifelong UU and religious educator of 34 years at the UU Congregation of Charlottesville, ordained into UU ministry in 2020, and a dedicated advocate for shared ministry and anti-oppression work.
Presented to Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs — a lifelong Unitarian Universalist whose decades of service span congregational ministry, denominational leadership, and movement-building. A co-founder and past president of DRUUMM (Diverse and Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries), a mentor to generations of ministers and seminarians, and a prophetic voice for Indigenous rights and the repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery.
Elections & Installation of Newly-Elected Leaders
This General Assembly duly elected 18 new leaders to serve on the Board of Review, Board of Trustees, Commission on Appraisal, Nominating Committee, and Presidential Search Committee. During General Session V, delegates joined in covenant to install these leaders, welcoming their gifts, skills, time, and dedication in the years to come.
View election results
Ballot Results
Full results for all sessions are available via SimplyVoting:
- General Session I ballot results (Rules of Procedure)
- General Session II ballot results (Business Resolution and Bylaw Amendment)
- Election results
- General Session III ballot results (AIW admission)
- General Session IV ballot results (AIW affirmation, Responsive Resolutions)
- General Session V ballot results (Responsive Resolutions)
All recordings and session resources are available at uua.org/ga/off-site/2026/business. Direct links below:
General Session I
- Recording
- Extended Length UU Service Committee Report (Vimeo)
- Extended Length UU Women’s Federation Report (Vimeo)
- Memorial Video (Vimeo)
- Recording
- UUA President’s Report (UU World)
- Co-Moderators’ Report (Vimeo)
- Transitions Review Task Force Report
- AIW: All Eyes on Delaney Hall (PDF)
- AIW: Defend Against the Assault on Environmental Protections (PDF)
General Assembly 2027 — San Jose, California
Next year GA will be multiplatform — both online and onsite in San Jose, California. We hope to see you there!
