The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) held its General Assembly June 18 – 22, 2025 in Baltimore, MD. Although there were many seminars, presentations, and exhibits at the event, there were also General Sessions every day. The General Sessions covered the business of the organization. (These sessions can be viewed on demand at https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2025.) In addition to operational announcements, votes were held regarding the annual selections of the Action of Immediate Witness, AIW, (the UUA’s position statement on current events) and the Congregation Study/Action Issue, CSAI, (the request for each congregation to address a topic.)
The bottom-line results were that all three AIWs were approved. The selected CSAI was Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation. The UUA Co-Moderators will be Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Bill Young. The business resolution to defer bylaws renewal to a wave progression over the course of several years was approved.
The following are the detailed results from the votes – starting with the overall final votes for the AIWs and CSAIs and then presenting the details from the previous ballots.
Results – 2025 General Session IV (Saturday 6/21)
Turnout: 1326 (33.5%) of 3955 electors voted in this ballot.
Action of Immediate Witness: We Declare and Affirm: Immigrants Are People Who Have Inherent Worth and Inalienable Rights
Option
Votes
Affirm this Action of Immediate Witness
1285 (99.2%)
Do not affirm this Action of Immediate Witness
11 (0.8%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1326
Abstain
30 (2.3%)
Action of Immediate Witness: Faithful Defiance of Authoritarianism, a Call to Action: Reaffirming Our Covenants for Democracy and Freedom!
Option
Votes
Affirm this Action of Immediate Witness
1274 (98.3%)
Do not affirm this Action of Immediate Witness
22 (1.7%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1326
Abstain
30 (2.3%)
Action of Immediate Witness: Defending LGBTIQ Freedom Amid Funding Crisis: A Call for Global Solidarity
Option
Votes
Affirm this Action of Immediate Witness
1249 (98.3%)
Do not affirm this Action of Immediate Witness
22 (1.7%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1326
Abstain
55 (4.1%)
Select a Congregational Study/Action Issue (CSAI)
Votes required to elect an option: 656
ROUND 1
Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation
655 votes
Housing: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
460 votes
Fat Liberation: Building Justice and Inclusion for Larger Bodies
196 votes
Eliminated Fat Liberation: Building Justice and Inclusion for Larger Bodies due to: lowest 1st preference
ROUND 2
Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation
788 (+133) votes
Housing: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
520 (+60) votes
Exhausted votes
3 (+3) votes
Elected Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation due to: highest 1st preference
ROUND 3
Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation
Elected 788 votes
Housing: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
520 votes
Exhausted votes
3 votes
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1326
Abstain
15 (1.1%)
Results – 2025 General Session II (Thursday 6/19)
Turnout: 1146 (29.1%) of 3942 electors voted in this ballot.
Select a Congregational Study/Action Issue (CSAI)
Option
Votes
Housing: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
606 (53.4%)
Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation
448 (39.5%)
Fat Liberation: Building Justice and Inclusion for Larger Bodies
80 (7.1%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1146
Abstain
12 (1.0%)
Results – 2025 Actions of Immediate Witness Selection
Friday, June 20, 2025
Turnout: 957 (24.7%) of 3877 electors voted in this ballot.
Select Three Actions of Immediate Witness to Admit to the Final Agenda
Option
Votes
We Declare and Affirm: Immigrants Are People Who Have Inherent Worth and Inalienable Rights
854 (30.3%)
Faithful Defiance of Authoritarianism, a Call to Action: Reaffirming Our Covenants for Democracy and Freedom
762 (27.1%)
Defending LGBTIQ Freedom Amid Funding Crisis: A Call for Global Solidarity
587 (20.9%)
Voter Justice, Racial Equity, and Local Autonomy = DC Home Rule and Statehood for the Citizens of the Nation’s Capital
352 (12.5%)
Bringing a Feminist and Womanist Lens to Resistance and Activism
259 (9.2%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
957
Abstain
1 (0.1%)
Results – 2025 UUA General Assembly Election
Turnout: 1696 (42.9%) of 3953 electors voted in this ballot.
UUA Moderator
Option
Votes
Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson (she/her) and Bill Young (he/him)
1243 (74.9%)
Natasha Walker (she/her)
417 (25.1%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1696
Abstain
36 (2.1%)
Board of Trustees position #7
Option
Votes
Mary Heafy
1556 (100.0%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1696
Abstain
140 (8.3%)
Board of Trustees position #9
Option
Votes
Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern
1588 (100.0%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1696
Abstain
108 (6.4%)
Board of Trustees position #10
Option
Votes
Rev. Adam Robersmith, DMin, PhD
1573 (100.0%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1696
Abstain
123 (7.3%)
Board of Trustees Position #11
Option
Votes
Rev. Justine Sullivan
1561 (100.0%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1696
Abstain
135 (8.0%)
Commission on Appraisal
Option
Votes
Rachel A. Feltner
1529 (25.3%)
Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson
1512 (25.0%)
Rev. Dr. Tracie Barrett
1505 (24.9%)
Rev. Dr. Rodney Lemery
1497 (24.8%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1696
Abstain
127 (7.5%)
Nominating Committee
Option
Votes
Courtney McKenny
1534 (33.5%)
Kathy Charles
1527 (33.3%)
Debra Gray Boyd
1522 (33.2%)
Voter Summary
Total Voters
1696
Abstain
130 (7.7%)
Results – 2025 General Session III (Friday 6/20)
Turnout: 1335 (33.8%) of 3953 electors voted in this ballot.
