Church of Scientology Budapest Grand Opening Photos

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Scientologists and their guests gathered July 23 to launch the next chapter in the history of Scientology in Hungary with the grand opening of the Ideal Organization of Budapest. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center, officiated at the grand opening ceremony of Hungary’s first Ideal Org. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Mr. Miscavige’s vision and leadership has inspired more Church expansion in the past decade than in the previous 50 years combined. With this grand opening, Ideal Churches of Scientology now total 52 across six continents. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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The Ideal Church of Scientology Budapest was dedicated July 23, 2016, before an excited audience gathered to welcome the Church to its new home. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Thousands greeted the grand opening of Budapest’s Ideal Org, located in the city’s District XIII. On hand were Scientologists from across Hungary and neighboring Central Eastern European countries. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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3,500 Scientologists and their guests converged on the city of Budapest, Saturday, July 23, to celebrate the grand opening of their new Ideal Org. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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“I am supremely honored to join you at a rare moment in time,” said Scientology’s ecclesiastical leader, David Miscavige, in an address to 3,500 Scientologists and friends at the July 23, 2016, opening of the Budapest Ideal Church. “A moment when destiny and history finally rhyme. And that long-awaited moment when a ribbon falls on Budapest, and Budapest awakens.” © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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“It is said the whole world knows your city as a capital of freedom,” said Scientology’s ecclesiastical leader, David Miscavige, in his dedication address. “Your fight to be free translates into every known language on Earth. It is also said that whenever people yearn for liberty, they become ‘citizens of Hungary.’” © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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“I met your members through my ‘civil coffee house.’ It’s where we organize events that help educate and inspire people to become more engaged. I always want to show everything good that is going on in town, and that most definitely includes you and specifically: The Way to Happiness. After all, who doesn’t want to be happy? But even more importantly, I believed others needed to know about it. Because I believe the Hungarian way should be Flourish and Prosper.” —Dr. Ildikó Hekáné Szondi, Vice-Chair for Culture, Education, Tourism and Youth, City of Szeged © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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“It was 15 years ago when you first reached out to me. You wanted to run a marathon across Hungary and wake up our country to drugs. And so together we launched the first Drug-Free Hungary Marathon in March 2002. And since that time you have swept this nation with our message. Reaching more than 400 towns and cities. Distributing over two million anti-drug booklets. And inspiring the youth of an entire nation to live drug-free lives.” —Dr. István Komáromi, Brigadier General, Police Chief of Pest County Ret. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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“Shortly after beginning my career I encountered problems in educating my students. Many kids were labeled ‘problematic’ or diagnosed with ‘learning difficulties.’ It’s heartbreaking for an educator to see these problems and not have the tools to help. The situation then deteriorates, and we reach a point where our national education system is in crisis today. Yet, in this accumulating darkness there are still people working, people bringing hope; unwilling to give up. And I met those people at Applied Scholastics Hungary.” —Ms. Agnes Debreceni, Board Member, Gardony Education Foundation of Hungary © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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“L. Ron Hubbard said he was just a man and yet he built a path to freedom and one that is not too steep to walk. Because of him, no matter how clever or lucky, how rich or poor—anyone can get into a higher place, beyond what they ever imagined. All of which is to say L. Ron Hubbard is the greatest humanitarian of the 20th and 21st century.” —Mr. István Nemere, nationally renowned novelist © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Mr. David Miscavige with (left to right): Ms. Agnes Debreceni, Board Member, Gardony Education Foundation of Hungary; nationally renowned novelist, Mr. István Nemere; Dr. István Komáromi, Brigadier General, Police Chief of Pest County Ret.; and Dr. Ildikó Hekáné Szondi, Vice-Chair for Culture, Education, Tourism and Youth, City of Szeged. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Scientologists in attendance from across Hungary celebrate the grand opening of Budapest’s Ideal Org and tour its expansive facility. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Overlooking one of the city’s main thoroughfares, Vaci Street, the new Ideal Organization of Budapest rises six stories in the heart of the thriving District XIII. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Since 2000, the Church of Scientology of Budapest has served a growing congregation across Hungary and Central Eastern Europe. It continues that tradition of far-reaching service from its new home as an Ideal Organization in Budapest’s District XIII. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Reception Open seven days a week, morning to night, the Church of Scientology of Budapest welcomes anyone wishing to obtain an introduction to Dianetics and Scientology. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Scientology Public Information Center The Church of Scientology Public Information Center offers some 500 films, providing a complete introduction to every aspect of Dianetics and Scientology. It includes the beliefs and practices of the religion as well as the many humanitarian initiatives and community outreach programs the Church supports. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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The Chapel Scientology services and ceremonies are convened in the Chapel, including Sunday Services open to members of all denominations. It further serves as an ideal venue for workshops and events in the name of community collaboration for the betterment of Budapest. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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The café welcomes visitors touring the Ideal Org or attending the many scheduled events and for parishioners during breaks in their Scientology services. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Dianetics & Scientology Bookstore The Church of Scientology of Budapest Bookstore makes available L. Ron Hubbard’s works on Dianetics and Scientology. In all, Mr. Hubbard’s legacy spans tens of millions of published words in dozens of books and thousands of recorded lectures. Materials are available in 50 languages. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Introductory Services The Church of Scientology of Budapest provides for the delivery of all Introductory Services. These include evening and weekend Dianetics and Scientology seminars imparting an overview of the fundamental principles and their application for living. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Among the many introductory services available at the Church of Scientology of Budapest is an entire array of Scientology Life Improvement Courses to help better any aspect of one’s life. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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The Purification Center Scientology Founder 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. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Hubbard Guidance Center The Hubbard Guidance Center is where Scientologists receive one-on-one spiritual counseling, known as auditing. Just beyond the waiting room are dozens of auditing rooms. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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Scientology auditing (spiritual counseling) is delivered in an array of auditing rooms, providing the ideal, distraction-free environment in which to achieve spiritual enlightenment. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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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. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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The Office of L. Ron Hubbard As is tradition, the Office of L. Ron Hubbard stands in honor of the religion’s Founder and symbolizes that this Ideal Organization is true to his writings and ideals. © 2025 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.

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