Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville Launches Its 2012 Seminar Program

Music industry veteran Tony Harnell hosted the first seminar of the 2012 season in the “Lift Up the Artist” series hosted by the Nashville Church of Scientology.

The Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre Nashville opened its new seminar series with Tony Harnell presenting an inside look into lasting success in entertainment.

Harnell, a recording artist, songwriter and producer, is best known as front man for the Norwegian rock band TNT for 23 years. His presentation is the first of a series of seminars featuring well-known musicians and visual artists, many of whom will fly into Nashville from Hollywood to share their insights with local artists.

“When you elevate the artist, you uplift the entire community,” says Corinne Sullivan, president of the Nashville church.  Sullivan says it is part of the mission of the Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre Nashville is to help the artist, and that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard “often wrote about the importance of the artist in society.  The artist leads us into the future with vision and dreams.”

On March 24, Tony Rockliff, an Internet and social media expert, returns to Nashville for a reprise of his popular seminar on how to market oneself in the music industry. Rockliff shares his expertise in SEO, niche affiliate marketing and the dynamics of Internet social community building that has made him a regular contributor at marketing conferences.

In April, film makers Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir will make a splash in Music City by giving a seminar about how to produce excellent quality short films.  Bennett and Lir produce award-winning TV spots and films, and collaborate on innovative projects for a long list of clients, including: Adidas, Indieflix, The Tennis Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon, Smashbox Cosmetics, City Harvest, Patricia Field, Chase Bank, Atlantic Records, Island Def Jam and Estee Lauder.  They received the Best Comedy Award for “Text Me” at the Indie Short Film competition in 2010, and in 2009 received an award for “Around the Block,” a TV pilot starring Lea Michelle of Fox’s “Glee.”

The seminars are open to the public. To learn more about the Church’s artist seminars for, call 615-687-4600. For more information on Scientology, visit http://www.Scientology.org.

The Scientology religion was founded by author and philosopher L. Ron Hubbard. The first Church of Scientology was formed in the United States in 1954 and has today expanded to more than 10,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, with millions of members in 167 nations.

Church of Scientology a World Leader in Building Restoration & Design

Logo for the new Church of Scientology of Pasadena

The following post was on ScientologyToday, and as it is such an excellent piece that outlines what the Church of Scientology is doing with their program of renovations of magnificent old buildings, as well as the construction of new ones, I’m including the post in full – augmented by some pictures of some completed & upcoming new Churches of Scientology.

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When the new Church of Scientology of Pasadena opens its doors in the city’s historical core this summer, it will not only enable the Church to expand its service to the community, it will give back some of its cultural history.   Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the character of what was once a turn-of-the-century bicycle factory has been transformed into a unique blend of old and new, its four-story atrium and original façade still intact.  With attention also given to 21st century detail, the restored building will also be LEED certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

Foyer inside the Church of Scientology on Victoria Street, London.

The Church of Scientology International has been working for the past six years on a program to acquire new buildings for its regional Churches around the world.    Launched in 2004 by Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige, the aim of the program is to establish each Church in premises ideally suited for its many and varied religious services as well as its community outreach activities.  So far, 19 such ideal Churches have opened, eight of them in unique historic buildings, with more on the horizon.

“These Churches have already been in their cities for many years and their buildings need to be large enough to accommodate all their activities including a chapel, rooms for the study of our theology and introductory courses for new people and individual spiritual counseling rooms,” said Church of Scientology International spokesman, Tommy Davis.

The Brussels branch of the Churches of Scientology for the European Communities situation at Boulevard de Waterloo 100-103, is an early-20th-century structure fully renovated to serve the congregation and the community. It was dedicated 23 January 2010.

Far from a Sunday-only meeting place, Churches of Scientology hum with activity seven days a week.  In addition to common congregational services such as weddings, funerals, naming ceremonies for newborn children and Sunday service, parishioners can study days and evenings as well as receive the religion’s unique form of one-on-one religious counseling, participate in the Scientology Purification Program (a precise and closely supervised religious regimen that addresses barriers to spiritual gain) and take part in community betterment planning and activities, sponsored and initiated by the Church.

Chapel of the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville

In May the Nashville, Tennessee Church of Scientology historic building took top honors in the city’s 35th Annual Preservation Awards for meeting all safety standards while preserving the beauty and grace of the 1898 building, which opened last year.  Built just two years after the famous Grand Ole Opry in a similar style, its features include red brick walls, original doors and hardwood floors, 14-foot ceilings and an unusual three-floor atrium crowned with a glass cupola.

Last January, the Church opened the Belgium branch of the Churches of Scientology of Europe, an 88,000 square-foot early 20th century historic structure in the heart of Brussels.  In October 2009, the Founding Church of Scientology in Washington, DC completed renovation of its seven-story, 49,000-square-foot historic building by architect Appleton P. Clark, Jr., half a mile from the White House.  And another historic Church property fully restored in 2009 is the 1926 Mediterranean Revival-style Fort Harrison building in Clearwater, Florida.

Other cities with historic buildings now home to Scientology Churches include: San Francisco, California; London, England; Tampa, Florida; and Buffalo, New York.   The Church has also acquired historic buildings that are in pre-construction stages in Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; Portland, Oregon; Montreal, Canada; and Manchester, England.

The doors are always open and visitors are welcome in the new Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, DC. Just past Reception stands the extensive Public Information Center with interactive multimedia displays that describe Scientology beliefs and practices, services and facilities and the Church’s international social betterment programs.

“We take a lot of pride and care in adapting and rehabilitating our historic buildings,” said Davis.  “The result is truly unique as these new Churches exemplify our religion and are dynamically practical and aesthetic, and enable us to practice the full range of Scientology services as laid out by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard.”