2026 GA App and Program Book PDF Now Available!

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The GA App by Whova is now available to all registered attendees of the 2026 General Assembly. Please note: Access is limited to full GA registrants. Business-only registrations do not include app access.

Designed for iPhone, Android, and mobile-optimized web browsers, the app is your gateway to everything GA has to offer. No access code is needed. If you log in to Whova with the same email address used for GA registration, the app will recognize you as a registrant and add General Assembly 2026 to your Whova events.

• On-demand and live webinar programming in the GA EduCenter – Explore more than 50 workshops, worship experiences, and learning opportunities anytime during and after GA.
• Live featured speakers and Meet the Moment programming – Participate in livestreamed conversations, keynote presentations, Wave Cohorts, and special events happening throughout the week.
• Worship and spiritual community – Join live worship services, music, and shared spiritual experiences from across the UU community.
• Meet-ups and community gatherings – Connect with others through identity-based groups, affinity spaces, professional gatherings, and attendee-created meetups.
• Interactive schedule and livestream access – Build your personal agenda and access livestreams, Zoom sessions, and recordings all in one place.
• Virtual exhibit hall – Discover UU organizations, resources, seminaries, publishers, and exhibitors through interactive virtual booths.
• Networking and connection tools – Use direct messaging, discussion boards, community spaces, and virtual meet-ups to stay connected with attendees everywhere.
• Community-powered participation – Whether you’re joining from home, a congregation, a satellite site, or Louisville, the app helps keep the entire GA community connected through chat boards, direct messaging, and virtual meet-ups.

By using the app, you agree to honor our shared values and expectations for a compassionate, respectful, and anti-oppressive environment as outlined in the General Assembly Participation Covenant.

Last week we highlighted three impactful Meet the Moment Wave Cohorts coming to General Assembly 2026. This week, we’re sharing three more opportunities to engage deeply with some of the questions facing our faith communities right now, from multigenerational worship and parenting in uncertain times to building sustainable congregational staffing models.

Multigenerational Worship: Connection to Spirituality, Identity & Each Other

🎤 Facilitated by Rev. Mykal Slack and Adena Dannouf

Virtual, on Zoom, open to all

In a world of uncertainty, worship is the space where many find time to recharge and refill their spirit. Worship is also often the space where Unitarian Universalists of many ages learn to be UUs. Offering meaningful worship for people of all ages and abilities requires more than just saying “All are welcome.” It calls us to shape those spaces to be welcoming by examining the elements and purposes of worship in new ways. Join this exploration of worship and how to connect all ages to their own spirituality, to our faith as a whole, and to one another.

Raising Children in the Midst of Collapse

🎤 Facilitated by Rev. Sara Goodman and Taylor Giordano

Virtual, on Zoom, open to all

Parents, and other folks who help raise children and youth, are in a tough spot right now. Trying to balance teaching our young people about world events, and how to navigate the world grounded in Unitarian Universalist values, while also wanting to shield them from the horrors that surround us. How can we meet the moment in striking the right balance of preparation for the future without scarring them for life?

Staffing Sustainably and Faithfully

🎤 Facilitated by Jan Gartner

Virtual, on Zoom, open to all

Many congregations are facing the challenge of aligning their mission, priorities, and staffing with their financial realities. This Wave Cohort is for leaders who are eager to explore creative, values-driven approaches to finding sustainable models. We’ll delve into staffing history, trends, leadership frameworks, and the complex choices facing congregations today. Explore options, imagine “small bet” experiments, and learn from one another’s experiences. While much of our focus will be on financial sustainability, we’ll also consider sustainability for humans, including work/life balance, reasonable job scopes, manageable volunteer responsibilities, and backup plans.

The UUA Election Campaign Practices Committee (ECPC) will sponsor a Candidates Forum for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees, featuring Terry Grim (nominated by the UUA Nominating Committee) and Larry Ladd (nominated by petition).

📅 Wednesday, June 3, 2026

🕖 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. MT

🕓 4 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. AT / 1 p.m. HT

This forum will take place on Zoom and members of the ECPC will moderate. Attendees are strongly encouraged to submit questions for the candidates in advance of the forum by emailing elections@uua.org.

Registration is required.

Elections are an important part of our Unitarian Universalist democratic process. The Nominating Committee, in accordance with our bylaws, “endeavors to nominate individuals so that the membership of the Board of Trustees and each elected committee reflects the full diversity of the Association, especially in regard to historically marginalized communities, but also balancing amongst size of congregation, lay and ordained, geography, age (including youth and young adults), and gender, among others” (Section 9.4).

In addition, people may choose to run by petition. In our elections, candidates agree to enter into a conversation with Unitarian Universalists about where our movement is going and how we will get there.

As the UUA Board of Trustees, we give thanks for the work of the Nominating Committee: actively seeking out, nurturing, and elevating the voices our community needs to hear. We give thanks for people who see the work of our faith and share their desire to be part of it with us all. We know our community is enriched when we work intentionally to expand the circle of leaders.

We affirm the slate put forward by the Nominating Committee, and we affirm our democratic process: the discussions and choices by which we find our way together. We are grateful for all of the people who wish to serve our faith and for the chance to fully exercise our democratic process together.