DAVID MISCAVIGE:
AT THE HELM IN THE ERA OF EXPANSION
Opening a new breed of Church in major cities, Scientology doubled its size in the past five years.
To meet the skyrocketing demand for Dianetics and Scientology services and social betterment programs throughout the world, and utilizing the technological advances of the 21st century, Mr. Miscavige launched the Ideal Org (short for “organization”) strategy to transform all Scientology Churches into Ideal Churches and accomplish the goal L. Ron Hubbard set for Scientologists—to one day create Churches that were the physical embodiment of Scientology technology to help all beings attain spiritual freedom.
An Ideal Org is a Church configured to provide the full services of the Scientology religion to its parishioners and to the community. “Ideal” encompasses both the physical facilities and the types of services ministered to parishioners and the community. These Churches house extensive public information multimedia displays describing all aspects of Dianetics and Scientology, Founder L. Ron Hubbard, and the Church's social betterment and community outreach programs.
Religious services are provided in distraction-free and aesthetic course rooms and spiritual counseling rooms. There are also libraries, bookstores, film and seminar rooms and expansive Chapels for Sunday services, weddings, naming ceremonies and other congregational gatherings.
Since 2003 over fifty Ideal Churches have arisen across the planet, including those in the world's cultural capitals—the National Church of Scientology of Spain in Madrid's Neighborhood of Letters; the Church of Scientology of New York, just off Times Square; the Church of Scientology of San Francisco, California, in the original historic Transamerica Building; the Church of Scientology of London, England, located in the epicenter of the city; and the Church of Scientology of Berlin, Germany, near the Brandenburg Gate. Over thirty new Churches have been opened just since 2009.
New Ideal Churches of Scientology include:
- Church of Scientology and Celebrity Centre Grand Paris, France
- Church of Scientology of Chicago, Illinois
- Church of Scientology Del Valle, Mexico
- Church of Scientology of Austin, Texas
- Church of Scientology of Ventura, California
- Church of Scientology Central Ohio, Ohio
- Church of Scientology Kansas City, Missouri
- Church of Scientology Detroit, Michigan
- Church of Scientology Stuttgart, Germany
- Church of Scientology Orlando, Florida
- Church of Scientology Perth, Western Australia
- Church of Scientology Silicon Valley, California
- Church of Scientology Salt Lake City, Utah
- Church of Scientology Johannesburg North, South Africa
- Church of Scientology Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Church of Scientology Birmingham, England
- Church of Scientology and Community Centre of Dublin, Ireland
- Church of Scientology Copenhagen, Denmark
- Church of Scientology Miami, Florida
- Church of Scientology of the Valley, California
- Church of Scientology Auckland, New Zealand
- Church of Scientology San Diego, California
- Church of Scientology Harlem, New York
- Church of Scientology Budapest, Hungary
- Church of Scientology Atlanta, Georgia
- Church of Scientology Milano, Italy
- Church of Scientology Tokyo, Japan
- Church of Scientology Bogotá, Colombia
- Church of Scientology Basel, Switzerland
- Church of Scientology Sydney, Australia
- Church of Scientology Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Church of Scientology Portland, Oregon
- Church of Scientology Pretoria, South Africa
- Church of Scientology Cambridge, Ontario
- Church of Scientology Padova, Italy
- Center of Scientology Tel Aviv, Israel
- Church of Scientology Los Gatos, California
- Church of Scientology Buffalo, New York
- Church of Scientology Phoenix, Arizona
- Church of Scientology Denver, Colorado
- Church of Scientology San Jose, California
- Church of Scientology Orange County, California
- Church of Scientology Greater Cincinnati, Ohio
- Church of Scientology Sacramento, California
- Church of Scientology Hamburg, Germany
- Church of Scientology Inglewood, California
- Church of Scientology Twin Cities, Minnesota
- Church of Scientology Tampa, Florida
- Church of Scientology Melbourne, Australia
- Church of Scientology Seattle, Washington
- Church of Scientology Pasadena, California
- Church of Scientology Mexico City, Mexico
- Church of Scientology Los Angeles, California
- Church of Scientology Las Vegas, Nevada
- Church of Scientology Québec, Canada
- Churches of Scientology for Europe, Brussels
- Church of Scientology Washington, DC
- Church of Scientology Roma, Italy
- Church of Scientology Nashville, Tennessee
- Church of Scientology Dallas, Texas
- Church of Scientology Malmö, Sweden
- Church of Scientology Berlin, Germany
- Church of Scientology London, England
- Church of Scientology New York, New York
- Church of Scientology Madrid, Spain
- Church of Scientology San Francisco, California
- Church of Scientology Johannesburg North, South Africa
Another 60 Churches are in design, planning or construction phases, including over a quarter of a million square feet under construction.
These are the Ideal Churches of Scientology, designed to present the wisdom of Scientology to many millions planet-wide.