General Assembly (Unitarian Universalist Association)

General Assembly, commonly abbreviated as simply GA, is an annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. It is held in June, in a different city in North America every year. Member congregations (and three associate member organizations) send delegates and conventioneers to participate in the plenary sessions, workshops, district gatherings, and worship services. In recent years, attendance at each General Assembly has reached over 5,500.

Plenary Sessions at General Assembly consist of discussing and voting on Study Action Issues and Statements of Conscience; elections for Board of Trustees, officer and committee positions; and reports from the President, Moderator and other leaders of the UUA.

Actions taken at GA meetings have included the 1984 decision to approve religious blessing of same-sex marriages, making the UUA the first major church to have done so.

At the 2007 General Assembly the Unitarian Universalist Association announced the new five year Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign entitled: "Now Is The Time: a Campaign to Grow Our Faith". The campaign funds will support programs that will encourage growth of Unitarian Universalism as a whole. These programs fall under the following categories: Growing Our Numbers, Growing Our Diversity, Growing Our Witness, Growing Our Leadership, and Growing Our Spirit.

Locations

Date	Location
June 17-22, 1985	Atlanta, Georgia
June 22–27, 1986	Rochester, New York
June 22-27, 1987	Little Rock, Arkansas
June 16-21, 1988	Palm Springs, California
June 22-27, 1989	New Haven, Connecticut
June 21-26, 1990	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 10-25, 1991	Hollywood, Florida
June 25–30, 1992	Calgary, Alberta
June 24–29, 1993	Charlotte, North Carolina
June 23-28, 1994	Fort Worth, Texas
June 15–20, 1995	Spokane, Washington
June 20–25, 1996	Indianapolis, Indiana
June 19–24, 1997	Phoenix, Arizona
June 25–30, 1998	Rochester, New York
June 24–28, 1999	Salt Lake City, Utah
June 22–26, 2000	Nashville, Tennessee
June 21–25, 2001	Cleveland, Ohio
June 20–24, 2002	Quebec City, Quebec
June 26–30, 2003	Boston, Massachusetts
June 24–27, 2004	Long Beach, California
June 23–27, 2005	Fort Worth, Texas
June 21–25, 2006	St. Louis, Missouri
June 20–24, 2007	Portland, Oregon
June 25–29, 2008	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
June 24–28, 2009	Salt Lake City, Utah
June 23–27, 2010	Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 22–26, 2011	Charlotte, North Carolina
June 20–24, 2012	Phoenix, Arizona*
June 19–23, 2013	Louisville, Kentucky*
June 25–29, 2014	Providence, Rhode Island*
June 24–28, 2015	Portland, Oregon*

*Planned locations announced

External links

• General Assembly Online
• Now Is The Time Campaign Information