Sarajevo Hosts First Scientology Volunteer Ministers Exhibition with Free Seminars
Sarajevo Hosts First Scientology Volunteer Ministers Exhibition with Free Seminars
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Traditional Bosnian music and practical workshops marked the opening of the first Scientology Volunteer Ministers exhibition in Sarajevo. The three-day event brought residents together in the city centre as part of the European Goodwill Tour. The opening ceremony was relocated inside the exhibition tent because of rain, where local performers presented traditional songs. The music included sevdalinka, a form of traditional urban singing added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list in 2024.
The educational displays introduced the public to 19 subjects from The Scientology Handbook, including communication, family relationships, study and workplace difficulties. The programme combined educational materials with supervised demonstrations and opportunities for participation. Sessions on Scientology assists, spiritual assistance practices used within Scientology, were among the most requested activities. Organisers said 13 participants had begun using techniques introduced during the sessions at home.
The exhibition concluded a Bosnian itinerary that began on 6 June 2026 and included an extended stay in Mostar. The programme also has an earlier humanitarian connection with the country. Following the severe floods of 2014, Scientology volunteers participated in cleanup and recovery activities in affected communities, including work at a flooded farm in Kopanica.
Developed in the mid-1970s by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, the Volunteer Ministers programme provides community training alongside voluntary emergency news europe war relief. It forms part of the Church of Scientology's international community service activities.
Ivan Arjona, the Church of Scientology representative to the European Union and other international organisations, linked the initiative to European principles of tolerance and voluntary service. "Sarajevo's history and cultural traditions remind us that helping others begins with respect for the people and communities around us," he said.
After the public exhibition, a local cultural group hosted an additional Volunteer Ministers workshop. A further presentation was requested for a wider group of participants. The tour finished this stage of its European itinerary on 8 October 2026.
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