General Assembly: GA 2026: Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere

Business General Assembly 2026

The General Assembly (GA) is the annual business meeting of the denomination. Elected moderators preside at the GA in accordance with rules of procedure. General Assemblies make overall policy for carrying out the purposes of the Association and direct and control its affairs.

The business of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is conducted online and during General Sessions; refer to the GA Business Agenda for details.

Discussion of business items (in addition to live discussions during General Sessions) occurs on the UUA Forums (closed between GAs).

Voting at each GA shall be by accredited delegates from certified member congregations, certified associate member organizations, and trustees. Delegates looking to vote need to access their ballot via the delegate platform.

At the beginning of a General Session, ballot and election results from the previous General Session (if any) are announced.

A process observation is a brief reflection on how the meeting was conducted.

General Assembly 2026 is a virtual event with distributed in-person options, June 14-21. While some events, including the General Sessions listed below, are available online to the public, full participation and/or voting as a delegate requires registration.

For the UUA State of the Association and reports from the Commission on Appraisal, the Co-Moderators, the Ministerial Fellowship Committee, the UU Service Committee, and the UU Women’s Federation, see Annual Reports to the 2026 GA.

Minutes are available each year after legal review, usually in the Fall.

On-Demand Video and Agenda Highlights

  • General Session I
  • General Session II
    • Update on the Results of the Ballot from General Session I and Preliminary Credentials Report
    • Update from the GA Care Teams
    • Meet the Moment Programming at GA 2026
    • Discussion: Proposed Business Resolution 
      • UUA Task Force on Ministerial Fellowship Committee Policies and Rules for Interim and Developmental Ministers
        Adopted
    • Discussion: Proposed Bylaw Amendment 
      • Authority to Suspend or Place a Minister’s Search on Hold
        Not adopted
  • General Session III
    • Update on the Results of the Ballot from General Session II and Announcement of Election Results
      • Elected to the Board of Review: Rev. Abbey Tennis and Denise Rimes
      • Elected to the Board of Trustees: Gail Forsyth-Vail, Chloe Ockey, Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair, and Terry Grim
      • Elected to the Commission on Appraisal: Peter Mather, Lincoln Statler, and Julie Romero
      • Elected to the Nominating Committee: Rev. Viola Abbitt, Cathy Seggel, Sunnie Palmer, and Claire Sexton
      • Elected to the Presidential Search Committee: Lynette Millett, Ben Gabel, Rev. Dr. Madelyn Campbell, Rev. Hannah Villnave, and Rachel Rott
    • Executive Officers’ Report
    • Co-Moderators’ Report (Vimeo) 
      Extended version
    • Bylaws Renewal Team Report
    • Commission on Social Witness Admits Proposed Actions of Immediate Witness to the Final Agenda
      • Defend Against the Assault on Environmental Protections: Public Lands Rules and the Endangerment Finding
        Added to the agenda
      • All Eyes on Delaney Hall: Vigils, Songs, and Support Outside ICE Detention Centers Across America, in Solidarity with Those on Hunger Strike, Their Families, and Their Supporters 
        Added to the agenda
  • General Session IV
    • Update on the Results of the Ballot from General Session III
      Two AIWs were added to the agenda, below
    • Update from the GA Care Teams
    • Discussion: Actions of Immediate Witness
      • All Eyes on Delaney Hall (text and forum discussion) (2/3 vote to affirm)
        Not affirmed
      • Defend Against the Assault on Environmental Protections (text and forum discussion) (2/3 vote to affirm)
        Affirmed
    • Discussion: Responsive Resolutions
      • Where are the youth? (text and forum discussion) (2/3 vote to affirm)
        Affirmed
      • Gratitude for UUA Support of Youth and Emerging Adults (text and forum discussion) (2/3 vote to affirm)
        Affirmed
  • General Session V 
    • Update on the Results of the Ballot from General Session IV
    • Final Credentials Report
    • Final Report from the GA Care Teams
    • Discussion: Responsive Resolutions
      • Reaffirming Our Commitment to Immigrant Justice and Relationally Grounded Organizing (text and forum discussion) (2/3 vote to affirm)
        Affirmed
      • Include Concerns about Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) Crisis in Commission on Appraisal Renewed Outreach (text and forum discussion) (2/3 vote to affirm)
        Affirmed
    • President’s Volunteer Service Award
    • Angus H. MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education
    • Award for Distinguished Service to the Cause of Unitarian Universalism
    • Installation of Newly-Elected Leaders
    • Invitation to GA 2027
    • Recognition of All Who Make GA Possible
    • Closing Words and Adjournment of the Business Sessions

Voting Results

General Assembly 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 MFC 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.