Church of Scientology Western United States

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The Church of Scientology Western United States (CoSWUS) is a Californian 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, located in Los Angeles. [1] CoSWUS is integrated within the ecclesiastical hierarchy of the Church of Scientology. The corporation is composed of several individual Scientology organizations and entities, among them churches, such as the "Church of Scientology of Los Angeles", which delivers services to public members of Scientology. [2]

The core of CoSWUS' organizations are located around L. Ron Hubbard Way in Hollywood, where three so-called "service organizations" are located: the aforementioned "Church of Scientology of Los Angeles", the "American Saint Hill Organization" (ASHO) and the "Advanced Organization Los Angeles" (AOLA). In this area is also the former "Cedars of Lebanon" Hospital located, which was purchased by the Church of Scientology during the 1970s and which serves today as a dormitory for the Scientology staff members, who work in the adjacent buildings or elsewhere in Los Angeles.

Corporate information

Basic information

On April 8, 1971, a new Scientology organization was incorporated in San Diego – the "Church of Scientology of Jolla".[ citation needed ] Its name was later changed to "Church of Scientology of San Diego". Finally, on May 20, 1985, the organization was transferred and re-incorporated in Los Angeles under the new name "Church of Scientology Western United States". The board of directors of the newly named corporation had adopted the organization's new bylaws on May 19, 1985.

In 1993, the Church of Scientology International submitted to the Internal Revenue Service a list with all the corporate officers of the Scientology network. At this time, CoSWUS was officially managed by a board of trustees. Its members were Mariette Cynstein, Ivan Obolensky and Mary Pinat. The organization's board of directors was composed of Linda Sereda, Lawrence Lynn and Eugene Skonetski. The president of CoSWUS was Lawrence Lynn, with Linda Sereda as secretary and Eugene Skonetski as treasurer. [3]

The Internal Revenue Service granted CoSWUS' request for exemption in 1993. [1]

As of March 11, 2000, CoSWUS had the following corporate officers: Vicki Shantz (chief executive officer/president), Wayne Carnahan (secretary) and Vincenzo Contrafatto (chief financial officer/treasurer). [4]

As of May 2, 2008, CoSWUS' official agent has been the attorney Jeanne Gavigan. Her official address is 6400 Canoga Park Avenue, Canoga Park, CA 91367. [5]

Corporate activities

The Religious Technology Center (RTC) is the holder of Scientology's trademarks and service marks. As such, RTC entered with the CoSWUS on May 23, 1985, an organizational covenant, granting CoSWUS the right to sell and deliver the "Advanced Technology" to its public members while guaranteeing weekly payments of 6% of the monetary value of the "Advanced Technology"-services that are being delivered to the public from CoSWUS towards RTC.

The Church of Scientology International (CSI) presents itself as the mother church of the Church of Scientology worldwide. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Letter by the Internal Revenue Service to Flemming Paludan, Regional Director, Danish Tax-Office, Washington, D.C., USA, December 22nd, 1993
  2. ↑ Official website of the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles, retrieved on May 9th, 2008
  3. ↑ List of Trustees, Directors & Officers (of Church of Scientology Entities) - Ex. I-2, CSI Prod 11-4-93, Bate Stamp: 151380 - 151395, Los Angeles, California, September 21st, 1993
  4. ↑ Statement by Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, Religious Technology Center, Secretary of State, State of California, Filed: Sacramento, California, March 11th, 2000
  5. ↑ "Entry for Church of Scientology Western United States, California Business Portal of the Secretary of the State of California/May 9th, 2008". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  6. ↑ "The Church of Scientology International/What is Scientology? - official website, retrieved on March 24th, 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
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