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From: achorn@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Brett Achorn)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Church closures (10/10)
Date: 10 Jul 1995 23:58:20 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
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In this issue: Ohio, Louisiana, Michigan
Records are condensed.
This isn't a complete search.
This information may be out of date. Check with the state if it matters.
Doomed: Died at some point, but I can't tell when from the record. If such
an organization was started in, say, 1982, I put both a created and doomed
entry for year 1982.
Merge: Two incorporations become one for a net loss of one org.
Died: Any group not in good standing at this time. Suspended groups can
be reinstated. However, this doesn't create a string of "creations"
and "deaths". It just adds a long list to the end of a particular record.
Ohio
Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net
1971 1 1 0
1976 3 1 2
1977 1 0
1978 2 2 1 0
1980 2 2 1 0
1982 1 1 1 0
1988 1 1 1 0
1993 1 1
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
11 8 5 0 0 3
Louisiana
Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net
1967 1 1 0
1987 1 1
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
2 1 0 0 0 1
Michigan
Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net
???? 1 1
1960 1 1
1962 1 0
1966 1 0
1976 2 2
1978 2 2
1982 2 0
1983 1 1 1 0
1985 3 -3
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
7 0 5 1 3 3
Ohio
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CENTRAL OHIO
STATUS: IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 01/29/1976
NAME HISTORY:
EFFECTIVE
DATE NAME CHANGE ROLL FRAME
--------- ----------- ---- -----
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY MISSION OF
02/22/1982 COLUMBUS F036 0662
CHANGED TO
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CENTRAL OHIO
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY MISSIONS OF
06/20/1978 OHIO E435 0979
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY MISSION OF
COLUMBUS
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSIONS OF
10/25/1977 COLUMBUS E333 1795
CHANGED TO
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY MISSIONS OF
OHIO
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF CLEVELAND
STATUS: NOT IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 09/21/1976
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF OHIO
STATUS: IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 10/26/1976
NAME HISTORY:
EFFECTIVE
DATE NAME CHANGE ROLL FRAME
--------- ----------- ---- -----
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF
05/29/1980 CINCINNATI E756 0564
CHANGED TO
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF OHIO
NAME: SCIENTOLOGY MAUMEE VALLEY
STATUS: NOT IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 07/19/1971
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY MISSION OF NORTHEAST OHIO
STATUS: NOT IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 11/16/1988
MAILING ADDRESS: STREETSBORO
NAME: THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF TOLEDO
STATUS: NOT IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 10/24/1978
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
STATUS: NOT IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 01/21/1982
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY MISSION OF COLUMBUS
STATUS: IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 04/13/1993
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF SOUTHWEST OHIO, INC.
STATUS: NOT IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 08/23/1978
NAME HISTORY:
EFFECTIVE
DATE NAME CHANGE ROLL FRAME
--------- ----------- ---- -----
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF
12/27/1988 DAYTON G564 0859
CHANGED TO
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF
SOUTHWEST OHIO, INC.
NAME: GREATER SCIENTOLOGY CHURCH OF COLUMBUS
STATUS: NOT IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 08/20/1980
NAME: GREATER SCIENTOLOGY CHURCH OF OHIO
STATUS: NOT IN GOOD STANDING
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 09/22/1980
Louisiana
Name: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY MISSION OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Mailing Address: 9432 COMMON ST.
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
Status: ACTIVE
Date of Incorporation: 3/4/1987
Name: SCIENTOLOGY CHAPEL OF LOUISIANA
Mailing Address: 4827 PRYTANIA ST
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
Status: ACTIVE
Date of Incorporation: 12/1/1967
Additional Information: ENTITY IS NOT IN GOOD STANDING
Michigan
NAME: CHURCH OF WISDOM
STATUS: INACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 02/13/1978
STATUS-DATE: 02/18/1983
STATUS-COMMENT: MERGER
HISTORY:
7. DATE: 02/18/1983
TRANSACTION: NAME CHANGES
COMMENT: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, DIANETIC COUNSELING GROUP
OF FLINT
9. DATE: 02/18/1983
TRANSACTION: MERGERS
COMMENT: THIS CORP ME INTO CHURCH OF THE SCIENCE OF LIFE
(776 310), A MI ECC CORP
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF GENESEE COUNTY
STATUS: ACTIVE
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY ANN ARBOR
STATUS: ACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 06/09/1976
HISTORY:
4. DATE: 05/11/1982
TRANSACTION: NAME CHANGES
COMMENT: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY HURON VALLEY MISSION
6. DATE: 12/02/1982
TRANSACTION: NAME CHANGES
COMMENT: THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY CELEBRITY CENTRE OF ANN
ARBOR
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF OAKLAND COUNTY
STATUS: INACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 02/28/1978
STATUS-DATE: 10/01/1985
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, MISSION OF FLINT
STATUS: INACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 02/14/1983
STATUS-DATE: 10/01/1985
NAME: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF MICHIGAN
STATUS: ACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 11/04/1960
HISTORY:
1. DATE: 09/27/1962
TRANSACTION: NAME CHANGES
COMMENT: FIRST CHURCH OF AMERICAN SCIENCE-DETROIT
2. DATE: 09/08/1966
TRANSACTION: NAME CHANGES
COMMENT: FOUNDING CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF MICHIGAN
NAME: GREATER MICHIGAN SCIENTOLOGY CHURCH
STATUS: INACTIVE
DATE OF INCORPORATION/QUALIFICATION: 02/23/1976
STATUS-DATE: 10/01/1985
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