Photos – New Ideal Org: Church of Scientology Quebec

This past weekend, I made my way up from Washington, D.C. to see the grand opening of the Church of Scientology of Quebec.   The new church, located at 665 rue Saint-Joseph in Quebec,  is in an outstanding location – and at 47,000 square feet of space is roomy enough to accommodate all of the Church’s outreach activities and programs to help the community.

I took a number of  photos while I was there – I’ll include those as well as some of the official photos available on ScientologyNews.info:

Fifteen hundred Scientologists and guests packed the street in front of 665 rue Saint-Joseph to celebrate the opening of their new Church in the Saint-Roch district of Lower Quebec City. Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, dedicated the new Church of Scientology of Quebec on 30 January 2010.

 

Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, dedicated the new Church of Scientology of Quebec on 30 January 2010. The Quebec Church was the second new Scientology Church opened in January and the seventh new Church opened in the past year. 

 

Scientologists and guests toured the new Church of Scientology of Quebec on 30 January 2010 after the ribbon was cut on the fully renovated Art Deco building at 665 rue St-Joseph in the Saint-Roch quarter of Lower Quebec City.

 

Just inside the new Church of Scientology of Quebec is the Public Information Center with multimedia displays presenting the beliefs and practices of the Scientology religion and the life and legacy of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard. The Information Center is open to the public daily for self-guided tours.

 

The Chapel serves the congregation for Sunday services, weddings, naming ceremonies and other congregational gatherings.

 

And, not quite as colorful, but adding context, are some of the photos I took at the Grand Opening:

 
Some of the 1,500 guests that came to see Mr. David Miscavige open the new Church of Scientology of Quebec.

 
A pair of ice sculptures of the Scientology and Dianetics symbols which were created at the entrance of the new Quebec Church of Scientology.  It was about 1°F out there, so the ice was in no danger of melting.

New Church of Scientology for Quebec City, Quebec

New Church of Scientology of Quebec

Parishioners and staff have been working hand in hand to create the new Church of Scientology of Quebec . The new church building is in old town in the center of town, with two faces – one on the traditional old town, walking street side, and the other on a more contemporary city street.

Update: The original post above was written in 2007 when the initial planning was done for the new Church of Scientology in Quebec. The building was just opened on the 30th of January 2010, with keynote speech for the opening delivered by the Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center, Mr. David Miscavige. See this article for more information on the grand opening of the Church of Scientology of Quebec.

• Scientology in Canada
• Scientology Quebec
• What is an “Ideal Org”?
• Ideal Scientology Orgs
• This is Scientology – by Mr. David Miscavige

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