It has been said that Scientology will go as far as it works, and on that score the fact that the religion has grown from one church in Los Angeles to more than 3,200 churches, missions and groups and over 8 million members in 132 countries in just 43 years says a great deal.
The Scientology churches known as the Advanced Organization of Los Angeles and the American Saint Hill Organization opened their doors in Los Angeles in August 1968. These organizations offer advanced Scientology auditing and training. (See “A New Spirit in Los Angeles”.)
The Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International, founded in 1969, has the purpose to utilize the full body of Dianetics and Scientology to help the creative individuals in society. Celebrity Centre serves artists and leaders in sports, business, and entertainment as a bustling church and oasis of creative freedom. From its location at Franklin and Bronson in Hollywood, it also provides a ready forum for poets, playwrights, actors, painters, screenwriters and musicians, as well as aspiring artists in all of these fields – all in the name of cultural revitalization.
In addition to being a place which serves artists, the Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles features the Garden Pavilion, a spacious facility which was created for the Los Angeles community. Today it hosts a wide range of charitable and cultural events. The Garden Pavilion seats 400 people and is modeled after a French “orangerie” – a greenhouse for cultivating citrus trees in winter months. And, artist or not, visitors are always welcome at Celebrity Centre, which is open to the public like all Scientology churches.
The Church of Scientology of the Valley, in Burbank at the corner of West Magnolia and Hollywood Way, and the Church of Scientology of Pasadena, at 634 East Colorado Boulevard, in the heart of that city, were both established in June 1980 by local Scientologists who had built them from thriving missions.
The Church of Scientology of Orange County, in Tustin at the intersection of Irvine and Redhill Boulevards, was founded in September 1983 from one of the largest and most rapidly expanding Scientology missions in the world. Today it is a busy center of Scientology activity.
A listing of all churches and missions in Southern California is provided in this issue. (See “Visit our churches of Scientology”.)
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