More than 6,500 guests at a year-end gathering gathered at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s 2026 New Year celebration—an evening that combined live performances with a highlights presentation covering developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Not just a midnight celebration, the programme brought together the year’s most notable themes: digital reach and online study, new premises and expansion plans, 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) linked to community engagement in multiple regions.
For readers in Europe, the story offers a Scientology 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.
See the full story here: Scientology’s 2026 New Year.