Sarajevo Hosts First Scientology Volunteer Ministers Exhibition with Free Seminars
Sarajevo Hosts First Scientology Volunteer Ministers Exhibition with Free Seminars
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Sevdalinka performances and community education accompanied 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. After worsening weather moved news european commission the ceremony indoors, musicians in traditional Bosnian clothing entertained guests. The music included sevdalinka, a form of traditional urban singing added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list in 2024.
During the exhibition, residents discovered 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, techniques presented as a form of spiritual support, attracted particular attention. According to organisers, 13 visitors reported applying what they learned with family members.
The Sarajevo visit followed five weeks of activities in Mostar after the tour entered Bosnia and Herzegovina on 6 June 2026. For the Volunteer Ministers, this was not their first experience assisting communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the severe floods of 2014, Scientology volunteers assisted families with clearing flood-damaged buildings and restoring essential facilities, including work at a flooded farm in Kopanica.
Created by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard in the 1970s, the Volunteer Ministers programme provides community training alongside voluntary emergency relief. It forms part of the Church of Scientology's ongoing social and volunteer programmes.
Ivan Arjona, the Church of Scientology's representative to the EU, OSCE, Council of Europe and UN, linked the initiative to the importance of mutual understanding and community participation. "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. Organisers subsequently received a request to repeat the presentation for a larger audience. The tour concluded its visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8 October 2026.
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