The Story of the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles

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The Church of Scientology of Los Angeles on Sunset Boulevard

For nearly 50 years, churches of Scientology and their members have involved themselves in actively solving the problems of society...

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Opening its doors on February 18, 1954, the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles began as a thinly-staffed group who, nevertheless, wanted to deliver L. Ron Hubbard’s life-changing technology to others and help him achieve the goal of a new civilization.

As word about the miracle results of L. Ron Hubbard’s technology spread, and as his organizational policy was issued and implemented, the Los Angeles church grew. It moved to larger and larger facilities to accommodate its growing congregation.

The LA Church moved to larger quarters in December, 1962, at 2005 West 9th Street, where it was located until 1978.

In 1965, the Los Angeles church expanded into two organizations: the Los Angeles Day Organization and the Los Angeles Foundation. Los Angeles Day Organization was also charged with the responsibility of being the senior Scientology organization serving Scientologists throughout the western United States. The Foundation organization was given its own role of providing services to working people in LA.

Today, the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world. In fact, church executives-in-training from every Scientology organization around the globe now apprentice at the LA church before assuming their executive positions.

This is an on-line tour of the very first Scientology church, the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles. Here you will learn what takes place in a local Scientology church. You are now invited to take a virtual tour through its doors.