Tour | Church of Scientology of New York

Welcome to New York’s Church of Scientology
Our reception extends a welcome to anyone wishing to obtain an introduction to Dianetics and Scientology. We are open morning to evening, seven days a week.

The Scientology Public Information Center
Our Public Information Center offers more than 500 films, providing a complete introduction to every aspect of Dianetics and Scientology—from the beliefs and practices of the religion to the many humanitarian initiatives and community outreach programs Churches sponsor throughout the world. Here, too, is a biographical presentation on the life and legacy of our Founder, L. Ron Hubbard—including his years in New York where, as a luminary of 20th century fiction literature, he funded his research to answer the riddles of Man’s existence. Visitors are welcome to tour the displays at their leisure for as long as they wish and to return as often as they like.

The Scientology Public Information Center
Our adjoining Café welcomes those touring the Center or attending our many scheduled events.

Field Activities
On the mezzanine level, overlooking the Chapel, is our Field Activities center. Here, Church members and those they partner with on community and social betterment programs collaborate on initiatives for the benefit of New York.

The Chapel
Our Chapel naturally provides for all Scientology congregational ceremonies and services—including Sunday Services, Weddings and Naming Ceremonies. It further serves as an auditorium venue for weekly Church graduations, as well as public lectures, workshops and a host of community events.

Dianetics & Scientology Bookstore
The bookstore makes available Founder L. Ron Hubbard’s works on Dianetics and Scientology. In all, Mr. Hubbard’s legacy comprises tens of millions of published words in dozens of books and thousands of recorded lectures, and these materials are available in 16 languages. A Materials Guide Chart provides an informational overview of every book and lecture series, while an audiovisual system allows one to listen to selections from Mr. Hubbard’s lectures.

Introductory Services
Our Church provides for the delivery of all Dianetics and Scientology Introductory Services. These include testing, offered as a community service to assist individuals in gaining an understanding of their personal capabilities and directing their path toward spiritual awareness.

Introductory services
Among the many Introductory Services available are courses for the study of L. Ron Hubbard’s Dianetics and Scientology books and lectures, as well as Success through Communication, which teaches the underlying skill to succeed in both professional and personal relationships. Further services include an entire array of Scientology Life Improvement Courses, which provide tools to improve any aspect of life, and evening and weekend Dianetics and Scientology seminars.

Introductory services
Among the many Introductory Services available are courses for the study of L. Ron Hubbard’s Dianetics and Scientology books and lectures, as well as Success through Communication, which teaches the underlying skill to succeed in both professional and personal relationships. Further services include an entire array of Scientology Life Improvement Courses, which provide tools to improve any aspect of life, and evening and weekend Dianetics and Scientology seminars.

The Purification Center
L. Ron Hubbard developed the Purification Program to free individuals from the mental and spiritual damage caused by drugs and toxins, through a regimen of exercise, sauna and nutrition—all of which are provided for in our Purification Center. The mural of the Manhattan skyline pays homage to the Greatest City on Earth.

The Hubbard Guidance Center
The Hubbard Guidance Center is where Scientologists participate in one-on-one spiritual counseling, known as auditing.

Auditing Room
Just beyond the waiting room are dozens of auditing rooms, each one ideally appointed to provide the calm, distraction-free setting requisite to achieving spiritual enlightenment.

The Academy
The Academy is where Scientologists train to become auditors (spiritual counselors), capable of applying the technology of auditing to help others attain spiritual freedom. Our Academy comprises an entire floor of our new Church, with multiple course rooms, each devoted to a different aspect of training.

The Office of L. Ron Hubbard
As is traditional in all Churches of Scientology, the Office of L. Ron Hubbard stands in honor of our Founder and symbolizes that this Church, in a city he called home, is true to his writings and ideals.

The Birthplace of Dianetics
The home where Dianetics and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health stands fully restored today in Bay Head, New Jersey, an hour south of New York City on the Atlantic shore.

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THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY
NEW YORK

It is with great pride we welcome you to our Church.

Originally established in 1955 as one of the first Churches of Scientology in the world, we are honored to serve the city where the global Dianetics and Scientology movement began. For it was here, in 1950, that Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health—authored by Founder L. Ron Hubbard in nearby Bay Head, New Jersey—rolled off a Manhattan press to take the world by storm.

Since 1980, our Church has served New York from our building just off Times Square. Today, our home realizes Mr. Hubbard’s vision that all Scientology Churches become what he termed Ideal Organizations (Orgs). Ideal Orgs not only provide the ideal facilities for Scientologists on their ascent to higher states of spiritual freedom, but they also serve as a home for the entire community and a meeting ground of cooperative effort to uplift people of all denominations.

To that end, we look forward to working together with every individual and group dedicated to achieving our mutual dreams of a drug-free, crime-free and flourishing future for all.

Our doors are open. Our help is yours.

The Birthplace
of Dianetics

The home where Dianetics and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health stands fully restored today in Bay Head, New Jersey, an hour south of New York City on the Atlantic shore.

Dianetics was published in Manhattan on May 9, 1950, and soared straight to the top of The New York Times bestseller list. By the close of the 20th century, it was the best-selling self-help book of all time and remains so today.

GRAND OPENING

The Church of Scientology in New York City, located just off Times Square, was a gift from the International Association of Scientologists to the people of New York in recognition of their courage and spirit in the face of the 2001 World Trade Center disaster.

Mr. David Miscavige dedicated the building. He was joined by United States Congressman Charles Rangel, United Nations Undersecretary Maurice Strong, and Vice President of the Times Square Alliance, Mr. Bob Esposito.

ALL ARE WELCOME

FREE TOUR OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTER

Mon-Sun 9:00am - 10:00pm

Refreshments

Take a tour and see our multimedia displays

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