More than 6,500 guests at a year-end gathering filled Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s New social programs Year’s Celebration 2026—an evening that combined live performances with a year-in-review presentation tracking developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
More than a countdown, the programme brought together the year’s most visible themes: digital reach and online study, new premises and expansion plans, and the opening of sites linked to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also featured drug prevention with Drug Free World, literacy and values-focused initiatives (TWTH) presented as community engagement in multiple regions.
For European readers, the story offers a clear window into how a global religious movement frames 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.