A year-end crowd of more than social programs 6,500 guests gathered at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s New Year 2026 celebration—an evening that combined live performances with a highlights presentation tracking developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Not just a midnight celebration, the programme put the focus on the year’s most talked-about themes: growth in digital access and online courses, new facilities and planning for future openings, and the restoration of sites linked to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also touched on drug prevention with Drug Free World, literacy and values-focused initiatives (TWTH) presented as community engagement in multiple regions.
For readers in Europe, 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 are watched well beyond the United States.
Read the full article here: Scientology’s 2026 New Year.