More than 6,500 guests at a year-end gathering filled Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s 2026 New Year celebration—an evening that combined live performances with a highlights presentation tracking developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Beyond the festivities, the programme spotlighted the year’s most visible themes: digital reach and online study, new facilities and planning for future openings, and the Scientology opening of sites linked to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also featured drug prevention with Drug Free World, literacy and values-focused initiatives (TWTH) presented as community engagement in multiple regions.
For readers in Europe, the story offers a clear window into how a global religious movement marks its milestones—and why developments in digital access, facilities and community programmes are watched well beyond the United States.
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