GA 2026: Dive Into Wave Cohorts + Explore the Final Agenda - Archived

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Last week, we shared the complete list of topics for all eleven Wave Cohorts happening at General Assembly. This week, we are diving into more detail about our two in-person Wave Cohorts, which are specific to and exclusively offered for GA participants at our UUA Studio Site in Louisville, KY. If one of these Wave Cohorts is calling to you, be sure to join us in Louisville to be part of these dynamic conversations!

Next week, we will feature more exciting details about the nine online-only Wave Cohorts, which will be running concurrently and are open to all GA participants who are attending GA from any location.

For now, check out these two exciting Wave Cohort choices in Louisville!

Facilitated by Rev. Aisha Ansano and Rev. JeKaren Bell, UUA co-directors of New UU Communities

In-person at the UUA Studio Site in Louisville, KY, open to all Studio Site participants

As the world continues to shift and change, people are yearning for community, care, and connection. Unitarian Universalism is well-equipped to meet those needs, both within and outside of congregations. There have always been many ways to be Unitarian Universalist, and we invite you to dream into the possibilities of new forms and manifestations of our faith. Together, we will explore past and present innovations in Unitarian Universalism, and dream collectively about what might be possible now.

Facilitated by Rev. Ashley Horan, UUA Vice President for Programs and Ministries, Carey McDonald, UUA Executive Vice President, Rev. Kierstin Homblette Allen, Meet the Moment Program Manager, and Rev. Nancy McDonald-Ladd, UUA Vice President for Communications and Development

In-person at the UUA Studio Site in Louisville, KY, open to all Studio Site participants

This Wave Cohort will build a container within which to tangibly explore what nimble, skilled, grounded ministry looks like within the current global, religious, and political landscape. Led by senior UUA Leadership who are deeply engaged with supporting and leading strategic, values-rooted responses to these times, this Wave will engage participants in developing shared understanding of the various ministry contexts we are navigating, the most urgent needs and opportunities for religious professionals and lay leadership in these times, and how our values compel us to show up with both impact and integrity in this moment.

Join Rev. Bruce Beisner and Rev. Liz Weber for “From Louisville to You, Wherever You Are,” a worship experience connecting participants across homes, congregations, community gatherings, satellite sites, and the UUA Studio Site at the Galt House in Louisville.

As we continue to Meet the Moment together, this service will invite us to reflect on where we have been, where we are now, and where we are being called next. Through stories rooted in Louisville and shared across our wider community, we’ll begin the day connected in faith and possibility.

Saturday Morning Worship begins Saturday, June 20 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Can’t join live that early in your time zone? The service will remain available on demand throughout the day, so participants everywhere can take part when the time is right for them.

Rev. Bruce Beisner serves All Peoples Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Louisville, Kentucky. Originally from Appalachia, Bruce previously served a congregation in Houston, Texas, and has long been active in LGBTQ+ community leadership. Before ministry, he managed a bakery for nearly two decades. He now lives in Louisville with his husband, Jim, and their two basset hounds.

Rev. Liz Weber serves First Unitarian Church of Louisville and joined the congregation last year. In addition to parish ministry, she works with the UUA’s conflict transformation team as a HOPE for Us coach. Before ministry, Liz worked as an American Sign Language interpreter and also has experience in hospital chaplaincy and pastoral care.

This year’s agenda includes conversations around ministerial fellowship policies, proposed bylaw changes related to ministerial searches, Actions of Immediate Witness, responsive resolutions, and reports from across the Association. Plus, delegates can now preview the schedule and flow of the business sessions before GA begins.

The final agenda is an important resource for delegates and all who want to engage more deeply in the shared work, governance, and future of our Association as we prepare to gather for GA 2026.

Attention Delegates! The amendment form for all business items is now open and will remain open until Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 11pm ET / 10pm CT / 9pn MT / 8pm PT / 7pm AT / 6pm HT. A link to the amendment form may be found in the Delegate Platform.

Community gatherings are locally organized spaces where registered GA participants can come together to watch worship services, join programming, reflect in community, and share the experience of GA in person while participating in the same inspiring content as attendees across the continent.

Hosting a gathering of your own? Congregations, covenant groups, and other UU communities are invited to participate. If you’re planning a gathering, please let us know so we can help spread the word on the website and in the GA app.

From Friday’s re-gathering worship with Rev. Katie Romano Griffin and Rev. Rachel Lonberg, to Saturday’s Meet the Moment programming and the Ware Lecture from Bishop Marianne Budde, each piece builds on the last.

You’ll also hear from voices across Unitarian Universalism and beyond, including Rev. Verdis Robinson, Rev. Bruce Beisner, Rev. Liz Weber, Rev. Liz Walker in conversation with Rev. Beth Johnson, and poet Crystal Simone Smith.

We close on Sunday in worship with Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu, grounding us for what comes next.

Come as you are. Leave connected, renewed, and ready for the work ahead.