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General Assembly Begins Sunday: Get Ready for GA 2026

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Ready for General Assembly?

General Assembly begins this Sunday, June 14, and now is the time to make sure you’re ready.

Download the GA App

The GA App (Whova) is your hub for General Assembly. You can download the app on your phone or tablet or use the browser-based version. Be sure to create your Whova account using the same email address you used to register for GA; no invitation code is needed. Check out the Whova app user guide. Technical support for the GA App is also available at support@whova.com.

Through the app you can:

  • View the full schedule of events
  • Build your personal agenda
  • Access live programming streams
  • Connect with other attendees
  • Visit exhibitor and sponsor booths
  • Join meet-ups and community conversations
  • Access EduCenter learning programs

If you haven’t logged in yet, we encourage you to do so before Sunday and take a few minutes to explore.

About the GA EduCenter

Don’t miss the EduCenter, your hub for additional learning and engagement throughout General Assembly. Available before, during, and after GA, the EduCenter features on-demand workshops, resources, and opportunities to connect with presenters and fellow attendees. Some EduCenter presenters will also host live sessions during GA week, June 14–21, giving you even more ways to learn, reflect, and engage. Visit the EduCenter through the GA App and explore all it has to offer.

Review the Program Book

The 2026 GA Program Book PDF is available online and includes schedules, program descriptions, speaker information, and other important details to help you plan your week.

Delegates: Check Your Access

If you are serving as a delegate, now is a good time to confirm that you can access the Delegate Participation Platform before business sessions begin on Sunday, June 14.

The Delegate Participation Platform is open to all credentialed delegates registered for General Assembly. If you need your credentials or have questions about delegate access, visit the delegate self-service portal.

Election

Voting is now underway for the 2026 UUA election. Registered GA delegates can cast their ballots through the Delegate Participation Platform at delegate.uua.org. Delegates who are not registered for General Assembly will receive a direct link to their ballot by email on June 12, 14, and 15.

Voting closes on Monday, June 15, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

For information about the election and candidates, review the 2026 Election Information PDF.

What Starts When?

Sunday–Tuesday (June 14–16)

Virtual General Sessions and business meetings. Delegates will discuss and vote on the business of the Association, and all registered attendees are welcome to observe.

Wednesday–Thursday (June 17–18)

Community events, meet-ups, affiliate gatherings, special programming, and opportunities to connect with fellow attendees.


Friday–Sunday (June 19–21)

All attendees can participate in worship, featured speakers, the Ware Lecture, and Meet the Moment programming, whether joining virtually or in person. Studio Site programming begins in Louisville, Kentucky, alongside Satellite Site gatherings and Community Gatherings hosted around the country.

Need Help?

If you need assistance before or during GA, visit www.uua.org/ga/help. Technical support for the GA App is also available at support@whova.com.

Whether you’re joining us online, at a Satellite Site, at a Community Gathering, or in Louisville, we can’t wait to gather with you next week.

Join us online for General Assembly Sunday Worship on June 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Central / 9:00 a.m. Mountain / 8:00 a.m. Pacific for a powerful communal experience: the largest annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists in worship.

The livestream will be available on this page and is open to the public. No registration is required. A recording of the service will also be available on demand shortly after the live event concludes (within a few minutes or even seconds). DVR controls, which provide the ability to pause and rewind the live event, will be available.

We are delighted to share that Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu will lead Sunday Morning Worship at GA 2026.
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Connect with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) during GA!

Connect with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) during General Assembly! Visit our virtual booth to take action opposing a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule that would strip safety protections from federally funded shelters for transgender, nonbinary, two-spirit, and intersex people. You can also join UUSC staff at two workshops available on-demand through the GA app: So You Want to Organize for Trans Liberation and Solidarity Initiative: Immigration Updates and Tools for Engagement. For more about UUSC’s global human rights work, please visit our website: uusc.org.
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Welcome to GA from inSpirit! 

General Assembly starts this weekend and we’re celebrating by offering free standard shipping on orders of $25 or more shipped within the United States during General Assembly, from June 14th to June 21st. You can browse all our great books and merchandise on our website. And be sure to visit the inSpirit virtual booth to say hi, enter our raffle, and learn about new books and other items we think you’ll love. Thank you for your continued support! Your purchase supports the bookstore, publishers Beacon Press and Skinner House Books, and the programs and services of the UUA.

Join Side With Love & UU the Vote at GA!

Connect with the UUA’s Side With Love Organizing Strategy Team at General Assembly! On Tues, 6/16 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET, learn about Side With Love’s new resources designed to strengthen your organizing work. Then connect with UU the Vote staff on Wed, 6/17 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET. This year we will head into midterm elections under increasingly authoritarian conditions. Join UU the Vote to explore the rapidly shifting political landscape, understand what’s at stake, and learn how electoral organizing can defend democracy and shape the future beyond Election Day.
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Connect with Other Attendees in the GA App

General Assembly is more than a schedule of programs. It is also a chance to meet kindred spirits, exchange ideas, find peers facing similar questions, and build community with Unitarian Universalists from across the country.

The GA app makes it easier to connect before, during, and after GA. Registered attendees and exhibitors can use the Community Board to join conversations, ask questions, share resources, and create or join virtual meet-ups around shared interests.

Looking for other religious educators? Curious how other congregations are approaching stewardship, staffing, governance, worship, justice work, or community care? Want to gather with people from your region, identity group, role, or ministry area? The GA app is a great place to reach out.

Ways to Connect in the GA App

  • Use the Community Board to join conversations, respond to discussion topics, and connect around shared questions and interests.
  • Use Meet-ups and Virtual Meets to create or join informal gatherings. Meet-ups can be centered on a topic, role, region, identity, ministry area, hobby, or simply the desire to meet new people.
  • Use attendee profiles and messaging to find and connect with other GA participants. You can send a message, introduce yourself, and continue conversations beyond a session.

You might host a meet-up for first-time GA attendees, congregational leaders, music directors, parents and caregivers, small congregation leaders, people from your region, or anyone interested in a particular issue, practice, or question.

Whether you are looking for practical ideas, spiritual companionship, organizing partners, or new friends, the GA app can help you find your people.
Build meaningful connections with the GA app
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