Gathering Together

One thing we’re hearing from congregations recently is that they would opportunities to gather together, preferably in person, but online if necessary, to be in community.

We have several opportunities coming up that will allow you to do just that.

General Assembly 2025

The 2025 GA Logo

General Assembly is in Baltimore, MD and online. This is in the Central East Region and within 6 hour drive to most of our congregations.

What is General Assembly? General Assembly (GA) is the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists, where we conduct business of the Association, explore the theological underpinnings of our faith, and lean fully into our mission and principles. Please join us Wednesday, June 18 through Sunday, June 22, 2025 for this 5-day immersive experience where we participate in inspirational worship services and informative workshops, reconvene with friends and colleagues, and explore our bustling exhibit hall. GA is an unforgettable experience for the thousands of UUs who attend. Meet us online or in Baltimore and you’ll leave with renewed energy and innovative ideas to share with your congregation and community-at-large!

Registration is open and rates go up on March 31, so don’t delay! Housing is also open.

Need more information? Here are some pages with more details

Leading with Love in the Center

An illustration of different people building a puzzle together in the foreground. Over a background image of a heart shaped puzzle piece with a diverse group of people over the puzzle pieces.

And if you are eager to to gather with other neighboring UUs and make sense together of what is vital in your congregational involvement in these times, our spring in person and online event series, Leading with Love at the Center is going on right now! We still have four opportunities left — March 22 in Shaker Heights, OH and Morristown, NJ; April 5 online and May 3 in Syracuse, NY. Registration for the March 22 dates closes on Sunday. Learn more at our event page.

Other Opportunities

The UU Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, VA is hosting the Spark Theological Convocation on April 3-5, 2025. The 2-and-a-half-day Spark convocation will provide an arena to reflect on Unitarian Universalist theology in a setting separate from denominational business or governance discussions. The goal is for UU ordained and lay leaders to think about our shared clarity around mission and theology now and for the next part of the 21st Century. Spark organizers hope participants will take these conversations home to their local congregations or regions, where the questions can take on further life — ultimately for perennial and sustained theological conversations across Unitarian Universalism that provide opportunities for covenantal understanding of mission and imagination. Learn more at their website.

Summer Institute is our annual summer gathering, this year July 6-12, 2025 in Oberlin, OH. Details at their website, registration opens mid-April.