Church of Scientology of Melbourne

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The Church of Scientology of Melbourne
The new Church of Scientology of Melbourne stands at Ascot Vale, Melbourne. This landmark building is now home to the oldest Scientology Church in Australia and the first Ideal Scientology Organisation to open beneath the Southern Cross.

Reception
Open seven days a week, morning to night, the Church of Scientology Melbourne Reception welcomes anyone wishing to obtain an introduction to Dianetics and Scientology.

The Scientology Public Information Centre
The Public Information Centre offers some 500 films, providing a complete introduction to every aspect of Dianetics and Scientology. It includes the beliefs and practices of the religion, a biographical presentation on the life and legacy of Founder L. Ron Hubbard, as well as the many humanitarian initiatives and community outreach programmes the Church supports.

Visitors are welcome to tour at their leisure for as long as they wish and to return as often as they like.

Introductory Services
The Church of Scientology Melbourne provides for the delivery of all introductory services. These include evening and weekend Dianetics and Scientology seminars imparting an overview of fundamental principles and their application in life.

Among the many services available is an entire array of Scientology Life Improvement Courses to help better any aspect of one’s life.

The Purification Centre
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 Centre. The Centre’s stained-glass mural pays homage to Victoria’s Twelve Apostles.

Hubbard Guidance Centre
The Hubbard Guidance Centre is where Scientologists receive one-on-one spiritual counselling, known as auditing. Just beyond the waiting room are dozens of auditing rooms.

Each of Melbourne’s auditing rooms is ideally appointed to provide the calm, distraction-free setting requisite to achieving spiritual enlightenment.

The Academy
The Academy is where Scientologists train to become auditors (spiritual counsellors), capable of applying the technology of auditing to help others attain spiritual freedom. The Melbourne Academy comprises multiple course rooms, each devoted to a different aspect of training.

The Chapel
The Chapel, lined with the Codes and Creed of the Church of Scientology, provides for all congregational ceremonies and services—including Sunday Services, Weddings and Naming Ceremonies. The Chapel also serves as an ideal venue for workshops, banquets and events in the name of community collaboration for the betterment of Melbourne.

The Office of L. Ron Hubbard
As is traditional in all Churches of Scientology, an office of L. Ron Hubbard stands in honour of the religion’s Founder and symbolises that this Church is true to his writings and ideals.

The History of Ailsa
The new home of the Church of Scientology of Melbourne is a landmark steeped in history. In 1873 it was site of the first match of the legendary Essendon Football Club, and beginning in the early 1900s it housed Mercy Teachers’ College, which later became part of the Australian Catholic University.

The Church carefully preserved the history of Ailsa, including its oldest building—the original McCracken family coach house, a listed heritage site dating from 1880 that stands at the northeast end of the property.

The new home of Melbourne’s Church of Scientology retains the original landmark structures that once comprised Mercy Teachers’ College, including the cloister, which now serves as entryway for the Scientology Public Information Centre.

Among the historical features preserved inside the Mercy Teachers’ College buildings are the distinctive brickwork and the grand staircase with its ornate iron balustrades.

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It is with great pride we welcome you to the Church of Scientology of Melbourne.

Originally founded in 1955, we are the oldest Scientology Church in Australia. We also hold the distinction of being the first Scientology Church in the Southern Hemisphere.

Our Church has long loomed large in Scientology history and will always be remembered for the visit of our Founder, L. Ron Hubbard, in November 1959, when he delivered a series of historic lectures. For it was then that he first revealed the route to Scientology’s highest levels.

Our Church today realises Mr. Hubbard’s vision that all Churches of Scientology become what he termed Ideal Organisations (Orgs). Ideal Orgs not only provide the ideal facilities to service Scientologists on their spiritual ascent, but they are also designed to serve as a home for the entire community as a meeting ground of cooperative effort to uplift citizens of all denominations.

Owing to the generosity of our parishioners, the dream of an Ideal Org in Melbourne is a reality. And while ribbons will fall on further new Churches across Australia, Melbourne takes its rightful place for all time as the first to open an Ideal Org beneath the Southern Cross.

Our doors are open. Our help is yours.

The History of Ailsa

The new Church of Scientology of Melbourne stands on a mid-19th-century estate, known as Ailsa. The name derives from a Scottish island not far from where original owner Robert McCracken hailed.

Grand Opening Event

Ribbon Falls on Australia’s First Ideal Church of Scientology

Thousands of Scientologists, dignitaries and guests from across the nation celebrated a milestone on January 29, 2011—the opening of the first Ideal Scientology Church in Australia.

David Miscavige, Ecclesiastical Leader of the Scientology Religion

On January 29, 2011, David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, personally dedicated Australia’s first Ideal Church of Scientology in Melbourne.

Map and directions

Church of Scientology of Melbourne

231-251 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale
Melbourne, Victoria 3032

Hours of operation

Mon–Fri 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Sat–Sun 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

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