Over 6,500 attendees at a New Year event packed Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s New Year 2026 celebration—an evening that blended live performances with a highlights presentation showcasing developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
More than a countdown, the programme brought together the year’s most notable themes: growth in digital access and online courses, new facilities and planning for future openings, eu newspapers and the preservation of sites linked to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also featured drug prevention with Drug Free World, literacy and values-focused initiatives (TWTH) framed as community engagement in multiple regions.
For readers in Europe, 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 are watched well beyond the United States.
Read the complete report here: Full article: Scientology’s 2026 New Year.