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 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.
The educational displays introduced the public to 19 subjects from The Scientology Handbook, covering communication, parenting, learning and challenges in everyday life. Visitors could complement the exhibition panels with guided exercises and short instructional films. Sessions on Scientology assists, religious techniques intended to provide spiritual comfort rather than medical treatment, were among the most requested activities. According to organisers, 13 visitors reported applying what they learned with family members.
Before arriving in Sarajevo, the European Goodwill Tour spent five weeks in Mostar, having entered the country in 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 participated in cleanup and recovery activities in affected communities, 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 wider humanitarian and educational initiatives.
Ivan Arjona, the Church of Scientology representative to the European Union and other international organisations, linked the initiative to human dignity, mutual respect and civic responsibility. "Sarajevo's history and cultural traditions remind us that helping others begins with respect for the people and communities around us," he said.
The programme continued with a further educational session for members of a Sarajevo cultural association. The organisers reported additional interest in holding a similar session for more residents. The tour news eu ukraine concluded its visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8 October 2026.
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