Congratulations to the Church of Scientology of San Francisco

Two weeks ago at the annual celebration of L. Ron Hubbard's birthday in Clearwater, Florida, and even emcee’s by Mr. David Miscavige and later shown to the members of every Scientology church and mission in the world, the Churches of Scientology of San Francisco were acknowledged for accomplishing a very important level of expansion.

It is referred to as their having reached the size of old Saint Hill. Saint Hill was the church that was established when L. Ron Hubbard lived in Sussex, England in the mid-1960s. It was big and booming, with Scientologists flooding to the town of East Grinstead from the four corners of Earth to be with Ron when he personally delivered a course called the Saint Hill Special Briefing Course. He delivered lectures twice a day almost every day of the year, outlining the latest news of his research into the mind and spirit.

Two weeks ago it was announced that the Churches of Scientology of San Francisco (two churches - one that is open during the week days and one that is open in the same location during week nights and over the weekend), had achieved the same level of expansion as Saint Hill in its heyday.

Mr. David Miscavige came to San Francisco a couple of years ago to dedicate the new building these churches had just moved into - a beautiful landmark in downtime San Francisco, impeccably restored and set up to service this great city.

Here is an excerpt from the speech David Miscavige gave at this grand opening event:

Thank you very much and it is truly my great pleasure to join you in opening this new Church of Scientology of San Francisco. Because, and let there be no doubt, the significance of this day transcends what stands before you. And that really is saying something, since what stands before you is nothing short of spectacular, representing the decade-long dreams of Bay Area Scientologists.

Yet, while that alone may be cause for celebration, the importance of this new church, your new church, extends far beyond this structure, or this city.

In that regard, today marks a milestone step in our planetary Crusade to urgently bring on our help on a global scale, with the importance of today's occasion extending across the Scientology world.

For while the official ribbon cutting will mark the completion of one cycle-of-action, it actually is the start of another you can mark down as a pivotal point in history. And no, none of it is by chance, none of it isolated. Rather, and whether you were aware of it or not, there are specific reasons for: "Why San Francisco?" and "Why now?"

As for timing, it has everything to do with crucial strategic programs launched as part of our "wake-up call".

As for San Francisco — it has everything do with that word "history." I am of course referring to L. Ron Hubbard, and just why he was always so fond of this area. Because, while many other cities are known for LRH milestones in research and development: Places like Elizabeth, New Jersey and Book One (Dianetics), Wichita, Kansas and the isolation of the human spirit, Philadelphia and the Doctorate Course, Phoenix, Arizona and the roots of our religion, Washington DC and the Founding Church. Not to mention so many others, through his years at St. Hill in England, and the Flagship Apollo, none of them can claim the fame of where we stand today.

For if this church marks the beginning of a new era it is only appropriate since it is also where the entire journey began. Or, put another way, when LRH delivered his famed lecture "The Story of Dianetics and Scientology" the events in this city are that story.