More than 6,500 guests at a year-end gathering filled Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s New Year 2026 celebration—an evening that paired live performances with a highlights presentation covering developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
More than a countdown, the programme brought together the year’s most talked-about themes: growth in digital access and online courses, new facilities and planning for future openings, and the preservation of sites linked to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also highlighted drug prevention with Drug Free World, news eurovision literacy and values-focused initiatives (TWTH) linked to community engagement in multiple regions.
For European readers, the story offers a clear window into how a global religious movement takes stock of its year—and why developments in digital access, facilities and community programmes can be followed from Brussels to beyond.
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