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.