Over 1000 devotees converge at Castle Kyalami to commemorate the founder of Scientology’s birthday
The celebration attracted many that have benefitted from Hubbard’s humanitarian works such as the Drug-Free World Foundation.
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In honour of Lafayette Ronald Hubbard’s birthday, the Church of Scientology recently hosted a birthday celebration event at Castle Kyalami.
The continental Church of Scientology celebrated the birth of its founder on March 25 with over a thousand officials, religious leaders, community leaders, business titans, and others.
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It was a heartwarming celebration filled with hundreds of awards, proclamations, and presentations which marked the 112th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the world’s youngest major religion and the wide-ranging cultural and social betterment movement he inspired.
With the lockdown having hit the lines, Scientologists around the world have not been able to gather for over three years so this anniversary was quite a spectacular celebration that they wanted to share with their friends.
The celebration attracted many that have benefitted from Hubbard’s humanitarian works such as the Drug-Free World Foundation, The Way to Happiness Foundation, Study Technology, and the Volunteer Ministers to name a few.
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They all spoke of the countless lives Hubbard has touched and uplifted the world over and they expressed their thanks.
In fact, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Hubbard’s development of the Volunteer Ministers programme, members of whom are credited by global, city, and state government leaders across the world for reaching millions with their indiscriminate help.
President of the Church of Scientology Gaetane Asselin said, “We are all privileged to be playing our part in honouring our founder and his legacy. The large community came together to celebrate the giant whose ideas of a better world live within us.