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| Formation | 1981 |
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| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | Management over the Church of Scientology network |
| Headquarters | 6331 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90028, USA |
President | Heber Jentzsch |
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The Church of Scientology International (CSI) is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.[1] Within the worldwide network of Scientology corporations and entities, CSI is officially referred to as the "mother church" of the Church of Scientology.[2][3]
The Church of Scientology International coordinates church growth, and attempts to preserve the uniformity of the teachings of Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard.[4] Golden Era Productions, a division of CSI, prints Scientology material, such as books, audio recordings of Hubbard's lectures, training films, and similar. Golden Era Productions also oversees the manufacture of E-meters.[5]
In a 1993 memorandum by CSI, the following information was provided to the Internal Revenue Service with regards to CSI's role and functions, its personnel and its income:
[...] CSI [...] is the Mother Church of the Scientology religion, with ecclesiastical authority over the ministry of religious services to parishioners by all subordinate churches within the ecclesiastical hierarchy. This church has a staff of approximately 990 individuals and an annual budget of approximately $ 46.8 million, based on its annual disbursements for the most recent year for which financial statements are available. [...]"[6]
- ^ Letter by the Internal Revenue Service to Flemming Paludan, Regional Director, Danish Tax-Office, Washington, D.C., December 22, 1993
- ^ "Church of Scientology International".
- ^ Neusner, Jacob (2009). World Religions in America (4 ed.). Westminster John Knox Press.
- ^ Hellesøy, Kjersti (2014). "Scientology: The Making of a Religion". In Lewis, James R.; Petersen, Jesper Aa. (eds.). Controversial New Religions (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-19-515682-9.
- ^ "The Church of Scientology International/What is Scientology? – official website, retrieved on March 24, 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ Summary Description of Churches of Scientology – RTC, CSI, CSFSSO, CSFSO, Other Churches, Missions, Field Ministers, CSI Prod. 11-4-93, Ex. 1-3, Washington, DC, 1993