Eight years ago today, on February 18, 2018, more than 2,000 Scientologists, civic leaders and guests gathered in Mountain View for an opening that proposed a bold answer to that question: This is where innovation can meet inner certainty.
It’s a travelogue through a landscape of restless curiosity, where “the future is being created.”
The Ideal Church of Scientology Silicon Valley is spotlighted in a Destination: Scientology episode that treats the region like a living circuit—its current flowing through garages, museums, campuses and coffee tables where the future keeps getting prototyped. It’s a travelogue through a landscape of restless curiosity, where “the future is being created,” and where communications now reach people “you would never be able to communicate to in a million years.”
The Church itself is designed to match the setting: a modern, two-story, 50,000-square-foot Ideal Organization located minutes from downtown Mountain View, near the corridor of global tech campuses. At the 2018 grand opening, Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige captured the core thesis: that the “‘Digital Technology’ revolution can transform into a ‘Spiritual Technology’ evolution—and all in the name of human ingenuity, human brilliance and personal freedom.”
That theme runs through the episode’s voices. One staff member describes helping people go beyond the edge of where they are—“putting [someone] in the fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth gear” so they can move “as fast and far as [they] want.” Another speaks of Silicon Valley’s diversity—engineers, programmers, founders—united by technological creation, yet still seeking answers that aren’t found in code.
Once known as the “Valley of Heart’s Delight,” Silicon Valley has evolved into a hub of relentless invention. In this fast-moving region, the Church positions progress as more than mere speed—focusing on communication, purpose and community impact—from opening its chapel to local nonprofits to supporting far-reaching humanitarian campaigns.
Watch Destination: Scientology, Silicon Valley—where the world’s next ideas are born, and the minds behind them rise.
