Scientology Volunteer Ministers–A Global Force for Help
A third of a century since its creation by L. Ron Hubbard, the Scientology Volunteer Ministers program has indeed become a force for good
The Scientology Volunteer Ministers program was launched in 1976 with the following challenge by L. Ron Hubbard: “If one does not like the crime, cruelty, injustice and violence of this society, he can do something about it. He can become a Volunteer Minister and help civilize it, bring it conscience and kindness and love and freedom from travail by instilling into it trust, decency, honesty and tolerance.”
In a third of a century since Mr. Hubbard created this program, the Scientology Volunteer Ministers have grown to an international force for help.
There has been remarkable growth of the program in the first decade of the 21st Century. Today there are 196,000 Scientology Volunteer Ministers worldwide, compared to 45,000 in 2005 and 6,000 in 2001.
Volunteer Ministers have helped over 1.4 million people in the last year, a 300 percent increase over the 2004 figure of 550,000 people. Volunteer Ministers have helped 10.8 million people since 9/11.
Over 750,000 people have visited the Volunteer Ministers Internet site in the last year alone, with 149,000 people starting free online Volunteer Minister Courses in the last seven months alone.
18 Continental Volunteer Ministers traveling centers have toured through 116 countries covering over 300,000 miles (more than 140,000 miles within the past year).
The 135 regional Volunteer Ministers traveling centers—the signature yellow tents attached to Churches of Scientology in major cultural centers—have toured throughout their cities or towns helping hundreds of thousands yearly.
Volunteer Ministers have been involved in disaster relief efforts in 126 major disaster sites—42 locations in the last year alone.
Volunteer Ministers have trained and partnered with more than 500 different organizations and agencies including the Red Cross, FEMA, National Guard, and local police and fire departments.
For more information, or to arrange a free seminar or enroll on an online course, visit the Scientology Volunteer Ministers web site.
