PRESS RELEASES
HARLEM, NEW YORK •
A special ceremony marked the end of the first holiday season for the Scientology Church and Community Center of Harlem. The Church of Scientology Harlem followed its New Year’s celebration with the first wedding of 2017 in their Chapel on 125th Street in New York.
TURIN, ITALY •
How one Scientologist thanks those who reach out to help him and makes them feel at home in his city. On a six-month trip to India and the Far East in 1985 in search of spiritual answers, Carlo Piccato found Scientology.
SOUTH LOS ANGELES •
Education, or lack of it, plays a significant role in many family issues and nearly every inner-city social problem. The Church of Scientology Community Center is offering tutoring and tutor training to anyone who wants to help empower the neighborhood.
TSHWANE, SOUTH AFRICA •
Extending Scientology religious technology and the help of social betterment and humanitarian programs to South African tribal leaders As with cities across the globe, the Church of Scientology Pretoria rang in the New Year by screening the International Scientology New Year’s event.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
New Year’s celebration marks surge of new Churches and showcases twelve months of accomplishment across every facet of the religion.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON •
Founded at the dawn of the Scientology religion, the Church of Scientology Seattle celebrates 60 years of service to the state of Washington. The Church of Scientology Seattle marked its 60th anniversary with a celebration that looked back on six decades of service to the community.
ATHENS, GREECE •
With tempers taut over austerity measures and a crippling seven-year recession, volunteers from the Church of Scientology Athens urge common sense with a nonreligious moral code that can help people turn their lives around.
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA •
Hispanic drug prevention conference draws record numbers, informs parents on how to help their kids avoid drugs, gangs and teen pregnancies.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA •
At the “Music is Timeless” concert and festival at the Church of Scientology Moscow December 18, artists from 12 distinct ethnic traditions performed a living demonstration that music can unite peoples and transcend cultural differences.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA •
The Church of Scientology Melbourne hosted a Human Rights Day interfaith program to mark the 68th anniversary of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE •
The Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day, held each year in December at the First Amendment Center, raises awareness on crucial human right issues.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Annual Clearwater, Florida , race kicks off a drug-free holiday season. More than 1,900 runners joined in the 28th annual Say No to Drugs Holiday Classic December 17 to promote drug-free living and raise community awareness of the dangers of drugs.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Since the program was created in 1976 by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, Volunteer Ministers from 120 nations have responded to more than 200 disasters, helping people rebuild their lives.
EAST GRINSTEAD, UK •
First East Grinstead ice rink adds a whole new dimension to the holiday season.
EAST GRINSTEAD, ENGLAND •
Saint Hill hosted the East Grinstead Christmas Fair December 11, with Santa, a petting zoo and the town’s first ice skating rink.
SAN DIEGO •
The Church of Scientology of San Diego launched a series of community forums on International Human Rights Day.
HARLEM, NEW YORK •
The Church of Scientology Harlem celebrated International Human Rights Day with a forum and open house to bring the community together in honor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
TAMPA, FLORIDA •
Annual Human Rights Day march draws support from a cross section of Tampa Bay Area communities and groups, organized by the Tampa Bay chapter of Youth for Human Rights and the Church of Scientology.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
The 24th annual Winter Wonderland graces downtown Clearwater, Florida, once again with plenty of fun for the young at heart, a public service of the Clearwater Community Volunteers and the Church of Scientology.
TURIN, ITALY •
"Contemporary Forms of Anatheism," a conference at Palazzo Lascaris in Turin, Italy, organized by the Buddhist Information Center of Giaveno and the Church of Scientology, brought together religious experts and representatives of diverse religious traditions to explore anatheism, "a mystical ground.