David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, personally dedicated the Ideal Church of Scientology of Tampa, leading the countdown and cutting the ribbon on March 13, 2011, with a celebration that marked Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard’s hundredth birthday.
“Unlike any other Scientology Church on Earth, this Church stands in the shadow of our spiritual headquarters in Clearwater,” Mr. Miscavige told the crowd of more than 6,000 gathered in the landmark Ybor Square. He went on to describe the imminent opening of the Flag Building, the 377,000-square-foot cathedral occupying a full city block, built from the bottom up to serve the international Scientology community. “As a matter of fact, coming soon to your neighborhood is the whole face of Scientology: Russians and Hungarians; Italians, French and Germans; Australians, Venezuelans, South Africans and Mexicans—not to mention Vietnamese, Taiwanese and Chinese. And they’re all going to want to see what now marks Tampa as a center for Spiritual Freedom and Greatness.”
Who Is David Miscavige?
David Miscavige is the ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. For three decades, Mr. Miscavige has protected, preserved and expanded Scientology worldwide.
In his position as Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center (RTC), Mr. Miscavige bears the ultimate responsibility for maintaining the accuracy and correct application of L. Ron Hubbard’s technologies of Dianetics and Scientology.
In that capacity, Mr. Miscavige has redefined the term religious leader to fit the tasks necessary to direct a truly unique, contemporary religion—a religion born in the 20th century, one which has achieved an unprecedented level of expansion in the 21st century, and today includes some 11,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups across 167 nations.
L. Ron Hubbard originally set a goal for Scientologists to one day create Churches that are the physical embodiment of Scientology Technology, helping all beings attain spiritual freedom.
To meet the ever-growing worldwide demand for Dianetics and Scientology services as well as Church-sponsored Social Betterment programs, David Miscavige personally committed to accomplish that goal of bringing all Scientology Churches to the standard of Ideal, just as he did with Tampa.
