A year-end crowd of more than 6,500 guests gathered at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s New Year’s Celebration 2026—an evening that paired live performances with a highlights presentation tracking developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Not just a midnight celebration, the programme spotlighted the year’s most talked-about themes: digital expansion and online learning, new premises and expansion plans, and the restoration 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 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 complete expansion report here: Full article: Scientology’s 2026 New Year.