A year-end crowd of more than 6,500 guests filled Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s New Year 2026 celebration—an evening that paired live performances religion with a headline presentation showcasing developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Not just a midnight celebration, the programme brought together the year’s most talked-about themes: growth in digital access and online courses, facility development and upcoming projects, and the preservation 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 takes stock of its year—and why developments in digital access, facilities and community programmes draw attention across borders.
Read the complete report here: Scientology’s 2026 New Year.