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<p>Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, dedicated the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles on April 24, 2010, with city, county and state government officials and 6,000 Scientologists and their guests in attendance.</p>
Ecclesiastical leader dedicates newly renovated Los Angeles Church of Scientology
<p>Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, dedicated the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles on April 24, 2010, with city, county and state government officials and 6,000 Scientologists and their guests in attendance.</p>
Ecclesiastical leader dedicates newly renovated Los Angeles Church of Scientology
<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca addressed the 6,000 Scientologists and guests attending the dedication and grand opening of the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles, acknowledging the contribution of the Church and Scientologists to lowering the crime rate in Los Angeles County through their effective drug education programs.</p>
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
<p>California State Assembly Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass in her address at the dedication of the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles on April 24, 2010, acknowledged the Church and its parishioners: "Through human rights education, we empower everyone to lift their voice and to be heard. The Church of Scientology I know has made a difference, because your Creed is a universal creed and one that speaks to all people everywhere."</p>
California State Assembly Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass
<p>Los Angeles City Council Member Paul Koretz acknowledged the work of Churches of Scientology and their members in bringing new life to Hollywood and said: “We needed to transform Hollywood with a cultural revitalization, one that would then ripple out across all of LA. What we are witnessing here is the essence of that Hollywood transformation. Because if ever today there is an example of making this the city of our dreams, it is the Church of Scientology.”</p>
Los Angeles City Council Member Paul Koretz
<p>The fully renovated Church of Scientology of Los Angeles was rededicated April 24, 2010 in ceremonies attended by 6,000 Scientologists and their guests.&nbsp; Officiating was Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, joined by city, county and state dignitaries.</p>
Church of Scientology rededicated
<p>Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, cut the ribbon on the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles Saturday, April 24, 2010, with Speaker Emeritus of the California Assembly Karen Bass, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, and Los Angeles City Council member Paul Koretz.&nbsp; Six thousand Scientologists and guests attended the dedication and grand opening of the newly renovated Church founded in 1954.</p>
Ribbon is cut on new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles
<p>Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, cut the ribbon on the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles Saturday, April 24, 2010, with Speaker Emeritus of the California Assembly Karen Bass, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, and Los Angeles City Council member Paul Koretz.&nbsp; Six thousand Scientologists and guests attended the dedication and grand opening of the newly renovated Church founded in 1954.</p>
Ribbon is cut on new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles
<p>Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, second from right, dedicated the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles on April 24, 2010, with, left to right, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, State Assembly Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass, and Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz. Six thousand Scientologists and guests attended the dedication and grand opening.</p>
Ecclesiastical leader dedicates newly renovated Los Angeles Church of Scientology
<p>Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, was joined in dedicating the newly renovated Church of Scientology of Los Angeles by California State Assembly Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass, County Sheriff Lee Baca, and other dignitaries.</p>
Ecclesiastical leader presides at dedication and grand opening of Church of Scientology of Los Angeles
<p>Thousands of visitors streamed into the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles after the ribbon was cut in ceremonies April 24, 2010, attended by 6,000 parishioners and guests.&nbsp; The fully renovated 65,000-square-foot Church includes an extensive multimedia Public Information Center describing Dianetics and Scientology beliefs and practices and the life and legacy of Founder L. Ron Hubbard.</p>
Thousands tour Church of Scientology of Los Angeles after grand reopening ceremony
<p>The fully renovated Church of Scientology of Los Angeles, established in 1954 and the largest in North America, was rededicated April 24, 2010, in ceremonies attended by 6,000 Scientologists and their guests.&nbsp; Officiating was Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, with city, county and state dignitaries participating.</p>
Church of Scientology of Los Angeles rededicated
<p>The main reception area, facing east, of the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles, rededicated Saturday, April 24, 2010, serves parishioners of the Church, established in 1954, and the surrounding community.</p>
Reception Area
<p>The main reception area, facing west, of the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles, rededicated Saturday, April 24, 2010, serves parishioners of the Church, established in 1954, and the surrounding community.</p>
Reception Area
<p>The L. Ron Hubbard Way entrance, between Sunset Boulevard and Fountain Avenue, welcomes visitors to the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles for introductory lectures, films, courses and self-guided tours of the Public Information Center, and to event and conference facilities for the Church's community betterment and humanitarian programs.&nbsp;</p>
The L. Ron Hubbard Way entrance
<p>The Public Information Center in the newly renovated Church of Scientology of Los Angeles contains multimedia displays presenting the beliefs and practices of the Scientology religion and the life and legacy of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard. The Information Center is open to the public daily for self-guided tours.</p>
The Public Information Center
<p>Introductory lectures on Dianetics are conducted in the Dianetics Seminar Room in the new Church of Scientology of Los Angeles.</p>
Dianetics Seminar Room
<p>Introductory courses addressing a variety of life skills are offered in the Life Improvement Course Room.</p>
Life Improvement Course Room
<p>The Bookstore in the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles where the written and recorded works of L. Ron Hubbard, which constitute the Scripture of the Scientology religion, are available to parishioners and the general public.</p>
The Bookstore
<p>In the Hubbard Guidance Center, spiritual counseling is provided to parishioners by ministers of the Church. The lounge, adjacent to the counseling rooms, is for parishioners awaiting their minister.</p>
Hubbard Guidance Center Lounge
<p>Religious counseling rooms are precisely appointed to create an ideal environment for one-on-one spiritual counseling by Scientology Ministers, enabling parishioners to find their own answers to life's questions.</p>
Religious Counseling Room
<p>Scientologists pursue their studies of Dianetics and Scientology in the Academy in the newly renovated Church of Scientology of Los Angeles.</p>
The Academy
<p>The Chapel serves parishioners and guests for Sunday services, weddings, naming ceremonies and other congregational gatherings.</p>
The Chapel
<p>The Purification Program is a precise and closely supervised religious regimen engaged in by parishioners to address the barriers to spiritual gain.</p>
The Purification Center
<p>Every Church of Scientology has an office for L. Ron Hubbard, Founder of Dianetics and Scientology, as a sign of respect and in representation that the Church remains true to his teachings of the religion.</p>
The Office of L. Ron Hubbard
<p>The new Church of Scientology &amp; Celebrity Centre Las Vegas was dedicated February 6, 2010, attended by Scientologists and their guests from across the United States. Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, presided at the ceremony.</p>
Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre Las Vegas
<p>Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, dedicated the new Church of Scientology of Quebec on January 30, 2010. The Quebec Church was the second new Scientology Church opened in January and the seventh new Church opened in the past year.</p>
Ecclesiastical leader dedicates new Quebec Church
<p>The new Brussels branch of Churches of Scientology for Europe was dedicated January 23, 2010, by officials and dignitaries from across the European Union, among them Belgian Senator Hugo Coveliers and Deputy Director for Religious Affairs, Spain Department of Justice, Juan Ferreiro. The Church was proclaimed "an international Church for an international city, dedicated to helping all the people of Europe."</p>
Brussels branch of Churches of Scientology for Europe
<p>&lt;!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } --&gt;</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Scientologists and guests attended the dedication and opening of the new Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, DC, October 31, 2009. The ribbon was pulled by Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, and other distinguished guest speakers who acknowledged the Church’s human rights and social betterment achievements.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
Founding Church of Scientology Washington, DC
<p>More than 6,000 Scientologists and guests from across Europe celebrated the dedication and opening of the new Church of Scientology of Rome in the Casalotti di Boccea district on October 24, 2009. Distinguished guest speakers from government, religion and academia welcomed the new Church in ceremonies officiated by Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion.</p>
Grand Opening of Church of Scientology Rome, Italy
<p>Scientologists and guests celebrated the opening of the Church of Scientology and Celebrity Centre of Nashville on April 25, 2009, officiated by Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion.&nbsp; Participating in the dedication were artists and civic leaders who acknowledged the Church's service to artists and the community.</p>
Church of Scientology and Celebrity Centre Nashville, Tennessee
<p>Scientologists and guests from the region attended the dedication and opening of the new Church of Scientology of Dallas, Texas, on 11 April 2009.&nbsp; Civic leaders welcomed the Church to its new home and a proclamation from the Texas State House of Representatives marked the occasion.&nbsp; The dedication was officiated by Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion.</p>
Church of Scientology Dallas, Texas
<p>Guests from 32 nations attended the dedication of the new Church of Scientology in Malmö, Sweden, on April 4, 2009, officiated by Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion.&nbsp; Dignitaries from government, academia and human rights organizations acknowledged the social betterment and humanitarian accomplishments of the Church.</p>
Grand opening of the Church of Scientology Malmö, Sweden

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