A year-end crowd of more than 6,500 guests packed Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s New Year’s Celebration 2026—an evening that paired live performances with a highlights presentation covering developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Not just a midnight celebration, the programme put the focus on the 2026 year’s most notable themes: growth in digital access and online courses, new facilities and planning for future openings, and the restoration of sites linked to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also highlighted drug prevention with Drug Free World, literacy and values-focused initiatives (TWTH) framed as community engagement in multiple regions.
For European readers, 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 draw attention across borders.
See the full story here: Scientology’s 2026 New Year.