AUSTIN, Texas and LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 5, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The dedication of the new Ideal Scientology Church in Austin, Texas, was the first in a series of stunning new Scientology Churches to open in 2024, and it embodies the spirit of unabated growth that has become the hallmark of Scientology today.
Photo caption: Grand opening of the new Ideal Church of Scientology Austin.
Mr. David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, welcomed Lone Star State Scientologists and the purpose and pride they embodied in accomplishing this milestone.
āYouāre Texas big and Texas tough,ā he said. āThis is a moment to remember what was said long ago by one of your famous Texansāthat it was the best land he had ever seen, and there was a world of country to settle. Well, so it is again today. Except your āline of countryā is the human spirit, and you settle it by restoring to people the happiness, love, sincerity and kindness with which they were created.ā
Just a mile from the state capitol building, the new Ideal Church provides Texas-size facilities to expand the Churchās humanitarian activity and influence: exemplary drug awareness and prevention for Texas youth, human rights education and countless victories for victims of mental health abuse.
Photo caption: Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige dedicated the new Church on February 24. Austin was the first of three beautiful new Scientology Churches to open in just over a week, with an array of Ideal Scientology Churches scheduled to open in 2024.
Among the officials and dignitaries joining Mr. Miscavige at the opening event was Vice-President of the University Area Partners Association, Mr. Mike McHone, a committed neighborhood leader for the West Campus area. āFor those of you who arenāt from Austin, this town is a university town. We work to keep our neighborhood at the front of the pack when it comes to, well, everything,ā Mr. McHone said.
āAnd today Iāll admit a little Longhorns pride in celebrating another big step in keeping our neighborhood the Best of the Best. Hook āem Horns!ā he told the roaring crowd.
āEach and every one of you should take pride in knowing you have helped make our home what it is today. Your members form the backbone of an ongoing community effort. Which is another way of saying, you have shown an inherent understanding of what our residents need with a passion and care to create a thriving, active community.
āWhile today, with this Grand Opening, we celebrate the return of a major player to this University area. So what I should really be saying is, āWelcome back!āā
Mr. Sam Price, who served nearly 25 years with the Austin Health Department and is now a dedicated Texas drug education advocate in Central Texas, recognized the impact of the Church-sponsored drug awareness program, Drug-Free World. āFrom the outset, our attitude was, āLetās educate people.ā And we got that Truth About Drugs information out to everyone. That means, thanks to your support, thousands who never had a chance to be educated now have the choice to say, āIām going to live drug-free!ā
āThe world would be a better place if more people had the care and commitment that your Church members do. No doubt about it. And thanks to Drug-Free World, youāve given this kid from the south of Austin the opportunity of a lifetime. So I have one final request: keep doing your good work. Youāll never know how many lives youāve saved.ā
Ms. Simone Talma Flowers, Executive Director of Interfaith Action of Central Texas, spoke on the international diversity of Austinās religious community. āBridging division between different faiths is not simply a ānice to do,ā itās essential,ā she said. āYou have been pillars of devotion and dependency. And upon those pillars, we have now built the largest interfaith movement in all of Central Texas.ā
Remarking on the new Churchās spacious Chapel, Ms. Flowers said, āI have to tell you, we are so excited at the prospect of holding our events right hereāfront and center in Downtown. This Ideal Org will be a shared space where any and all are welcome, a place for services, talks or meetings for reconciliation. So may it continue to shine as a sanctuary for all faiths for all the decades to come!ā
The final guest speaker, Mr. Nelson Linder, serves as President of the Austin NAACP. He recalled that, as a child in Georgia in the late 1950s, he walked to school because there were no buses that served his segregated school. āLike many others, my fight for civil rights is now decades long.
āA just society requires sacrifice and commitment,ā Mr. Linder said. āIn fact, a great man once said, āInjustice is not something in which any man with power should ever trade.ā That was Mr. L. Ron Hubbard. To say such in the crucible of the 1960s shows tremendous courage.
āAt that time, just a handful were in the middle, trying to broker peace, and yet there he was. Mr. Hubbardās ideas of forwarding the concept of true justice were both visionary and grand.
āAnd letās face it, they inspired you all to create a movement not only in Texas, but around the world. Thatās not just a gift for those who are here. Itās a gift for those who arenāt even born yet. So on behalf of the Austin NAACP, thank you, Mr. Hubbard, for being a strong voice in the land.
āWith this Grand Opening today, we can now say: Yes, Mr. Hubbard, we are turning your dream into reality. And that is most certainly cause to celebrate.ā
All are invited to tour the Churchās new Public Information Center at 2200 Guadalupe Street to satisfy their curiosity about Scientology, open Monday to Fri 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Photo caption: Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige dedicated the new Church on February 24. Austin was the first of three beautiful new Scientology Churches to open in just over a week, with an array of Ideal Scientology Churches scheduled to open in 2024.
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