GA 2026: Business Complete — Thank You!

General Assembly 2026 GA Business
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This Year’s Outcomes

  • 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.

Awards

President’s Award for Volunteer Service

Presented to Minnesota Unitarian Universalists — honoring the 26 congregations, the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA), Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU), and the many individuals and organizations who answered the call to public witness and community defense during the ICE crisis in Minneapolis this spring.

Angus H. MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education

Presented to two recipients this year:

  • Cathy Seggel — religious educator at First Unitarian Church of Providence for 30 years, past President of LREDA and the Unitarian Sunday School Society, co-founder of the LREDA Life Member Chapter, and a member of the most recent UUA Presidential Search Committee.
  • Leia Durland-Jones — a second-generation lifelong UU and religious educator of 34 years at the UU Congregation of Charlottesville, ordained into UU ministry in 2020, and a dedicated advocate for shared ministry and anti-oppression work.

Award for Distinguished Service to the Cause of Unitarian Universalism

Presented to Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs — a lifelong Unitarian Universalist whose decades of service span congregational ministry, denominational leadership, and movement-building. A co-founder and past president of DRUUMM (Diverse and Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries), a mentor to generations of ministers and seminarians, and a prophetic voice for Indigenous rights and the repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery.

Elections & Installation of Newly-Elected Leaders

This General Assembly duly elected 18 new leaders to serve on the Board of Review, Board of Trustees, Commission on Appraisal, Nominating Committee, and Presidential Search Committee. During General Session V, delegates joined in covenant to install these leaders, welcoming their gifts, skills, time, and dedication in the years to come.

View election results

Ballot Results

Full results for all sessions are available via SimplyVoting:

Session Recordings & Resources

All recordings and session resources are available at uua.org/ga/off-site/2026/business. Direct links below:

General Session I

General Session II

General Session III

General Session IV

General Session V

What Comes Next

GA programming continues through Sunday, June 21. Check the full GA schedule on Whova or UUA.org for events happening the rest of the week.

Minutes from the General Sessions will be drafted by the Recording Secretary, Governance Manager, and Legal Counsel, and approved at a future Board of Trustees meeting.

General Assembly 2027 — San Jose, California

Next year GA will be multiplatform — both online and onsite in San Jose, California. We’ll see you there!

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