International gathering in Clearwater spotlights the restored La Estrella site in the Canary Islands and launches illustrated Scientology books and courses for younger generations
Brussels, Belgium, 2nd Apr 2026 — The 2026 celebration of the birthday of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard brought together more than 5,000 Scientologists from 74 countries at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida, on March 14. The event combined historical milestones, organizational growth and a strong emphasis on passing Scientology principles to the next generation. Among the central announcements were the presentation of a newly restored L. Ron Hubbard Landmark Site in La Estrella, Telde, Canary Islands, and the release of new illustrated Scientology children’s books and related courses now available in 25 languages.
For Europe, the presentation of the restored villa in La Estrella carried particular significance. The property, perched above the Atlantic on Telde, Gran Canaria, holds a distinct place in Scientology history. It was there in 1967 that L. Ron Hubbard advanced work on upper spiritual levels and announced the creation of the Sea Organization, the Church’s religious order formed that same year to assist with advanced research operations and supervise Church organizations around the world.
The restored La Estrella property was presented as the tenth L. Ron Hubbard Landmark Site worldwide. The villa has been restored to reflect how it appeared during Hubbard’s stay, preserving the atmosphere and physical setting of that period. Among the items associated with the site are the Aiwa recorder used for Ron’s Journal 1967, the British Mark V E-Meter connected to Hubbard’s research into advanced spiritual levels, a 16 mm motion picture camera and communications equipment used while working from the Atlantic location. The site extends the international network of places tied to the formative development of Dianetics and Scientology.
The presentation of La Estrella added a strong European dimension to an event that also reviewed broader developments across Scientology’s international network. The evening highlighted new executive teams returning to churches in North America, Europe and Australia after advanced training, with Padova in northern Italy among the locations specifically featured. The program also recognized the newly opened Ideal Church in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of the continuing expansion long associated with L. Ron Hubbard birthday commemorations.
The second major development of the evening focused on children’s education. Mr David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, introduced a new library of illustrated Scientology books designed to present the religion’s basic principles in an accessible way for younger readers and families. The new release includes two 10-volume sets: one for children from age seven and another for more advanced readers. All 20 books, together with their corresponding courses, are now available in 25 languages, forming a worldwide curriculum for the next generation.
The educational initiative was presented not as a side project, but as a structural development across Scientology Churches. Dedicated children’s course rooms have now been established in all 79 Ideal Churches worldwide, providing spaces designed specifically for young Scientologists. The announcement gave the evening a notably intergenerational character, linking preservation of heritage with the transmission of beliefs, values and study materials to children and adolescents, and everyone else, in a format tailored to their age.
The celebration also revisited the wider legacy of L. Ron Hubbard as an author, educator and founder whose work extended beyond theology into ethical and social programs. The event noted his recognition in January 2026 by the Independent Book Publishers Association as “Master of All Genres” and highlighted the continuing reach of initiatives inspired by his writings, including study methods, drug prevention and The Way to Happiness, described during the celebration as having surpassed 145 million copies distributed worldwide.
Founded in 1952, Scientology has long marked L. Ron Hubbard’s birthday as a moment to review progress, new projects and milestones in the religion’s development. This year’s celebration stood out for joining two themes that resonate strongly in Europe: historical preservation and responsibility toward future generations. In that sense, the restored site in the Canary Islands and the new children’s educational materials formed two parts of the same message — continuity anchored in heritage and sustained through learning.
Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the EU, OSCE, Council of Europe and UN, said the 2026 celebration reflected a connection between Europe’s cultural heritage and the responsibility to transmit values responsibly to younger generations. “The presentation of the restored La Estrella landmark in the Canary Islands is meaningful not only for Scientologists, but also in a broader European sense and even the very people of the Canary Islands and specifically Telde, because it shows the importance of preserving places where ideas, decisions and history were shaped,” Arjona said. “At the same time, making core principles understandable to children in many languages reflects an enduring civic value in Europe: that a tradition remains alive when it can be studied, understood and carried forward by the next generation.”
The 2026 birthday celebration therefore unfolded not simply as a commemorative event, but as a statement of continuity. With a newly restored landmark in Spain, a visible European footprint in the program and a major educational initiative aimed at younger generations across many languages, the event presented Scientology’s past, present and future as part of one connected narrative.
The Church of Scientology, its churches, missions, groups and members are present across the European continent. Scientology Europe reports a continent-wide presence through more than 140 churches, missions and affiliated groups in at least 27 European nations, alongside thousands of community-based social betterment and reform initiatives focused on education, prevention and neighbourhood-level support, inspired by the work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Within Europe’s diverse national frameworks for religion, the Church’s recognitions continue to expand, with administrative and judicial authorities in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany Slovakia and others, as well as the European Court of Human Rights, having addressed and acknowledged Scientology communities as protected by the national and international provisions of Freedom of Religion or belief.
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