- List of Scientology organizations
The worldwide network of
Scientology organizations consists of numerousentities andcorporations , located in the United States as well as in othercountries . All these organizations are interrelated and connected through an internalhierarchy system, which is called the "Command Channels of Scientology" [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] ] .
At the top of the "Command Channels" are
management corporations , such as theReligious Technology Center , theChurch of Spiritual Technology or theChurch of Scientology International , who own and license theScientology trademarks andservice marks to other entities and corporations within the internal hierarchy system of the network [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] ] .
Within the sphere of the upper Scientology management exist also several corporations with specific functions with regards to
publication ,distribution ,administration andfinances . Examples are the Scientology-ownedpublishing house Bridge Publications or theWorld Institute of Scientology Enterprises , which promotes and sells Scientologyservices tobusinesses andentrepreneurs .Below the Scientology management are Scientology service organizations ("Churches"), who deliver Scientology services to its members, and so-called
secular Scientology organization, who seek to introduce the overall "technology" of the organization'sfounder L. Ron Hubbard in various parts of today'ssociety . Examples are the Florida-based service organizationChurch of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc. , the German "Scientology Kirche Hannover e.V." [ [http://www.scientology-hannover.org/ Official website of the Church of Scientology of Hannover in Germany, retrieved on May 17th, 2008] ] or local chapters of theCitizens Commission on Human Rights , an organization that seeks to abolish any form ofpsychiatry .In a response to questions by the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with regards to its application fortax exemption under section 501(c)3) of theInternal Revenue Code , theChurch of Scientology International provided to the IRS a list of Scientology corporations and entities, categorized by their functions and activities [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/] ] .
Management Organizations
Principal Organizations
* Religious Technology Center (RTC)
* Church of Spiritual Technology (CST)
* Church of Scientology International (CSI)
* Church of Scientology of California (CSC)
Trademark Service Organizations
* Inspector General Network (IGN)
* IGN International AB
* Dianetics Centers International (DCI)
* Dianetics Foundation International (DFI)
* Hubbard Dianetics Foundation (HDF)
* WISE, Inc.
Financial Trusts
* Author's Family Trust
* Church of Scientology Religious Trust (CSRT)
* Scientology International Reserves Trust (SIRT)
* Trust for Scientologists
* United States Parishioners Trust
* Flag Ship Trust (FST)
* International Publications Trust
* Scientology Defense Trust
Financial Service Organizations
* SOR Services Ltd.
* Nesta Investments Ltd.
* FSO Oklahoma Investments Corporation
* Theta Management Ltd. (TML)
Publishing Houses & Publication Organizations
*
Golden Era Productions * Bridge Publications Inc. (BPI)
*
New Era Publications ApS * Scientology Publications Ltd.
Secular & Social Management Entities
* Association for Better Living and Education International (ABLE)
* Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR)
* Way to Happiness Foundation International
* World Institute of Scientology Enterprises International (WISE)
Other Management Organizations
* Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International (CC Int.)
* International Hubbard Ecclesiastical League of Pastors (IHELP)
* Scientology Missions International (SMI)
Service Organizations
Advanced Organizations
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Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc. *
Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization *
Church of Scientology Western United States *
Church of Scientology Advanced Organization Saint Hill Europe & Africa *
Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc. *
Church of Scientology, Inc. Membership Organizations
Unincorporated Associations
*International Association of Scientologists (IAS)
* Hubbard Association of Scientologists International (HASI)
Membership Service Organizations
* International Association of Scientologists Administrations, N.V. (IASA)
* Membership Services Administrations (UK) Ltd. (MSA)
ee also
*
L. Ron Hubbard
*Scientology
*Dianetics
*Church of Scientology References
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