(corrected 9/22/95 - math error) In this issue: Overall summary and explanation Here is a partial tabulation of the creation and demise of CoS orgs. By this, I mean usually churches with the word "Scientology" in their title. I ignored Dianetics (by itself) because many CoS churches have business aliases for Dianetics centers. Conclusion: More than half of the CoS organizations have died. There seems to be periodic expansions and decay in the number of orgs. Some states have almost no CoS orgs to speak of, while California has had as many as 29 created in one year. This information may be out of date. Check with the state if it matters. The searches may be incomplete, and the records have been condensed to just the important bits. Search Summary Created Doomed Renamed Mergered Died Net 256 33 64 4 94 125 49% survival, 51% mortality rate 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. Mergered: 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. States searched: 33 Florida Year Created Doomed Renamed Mergered Died Net 1982 1 1 0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 1 0 0 0 0 * The only reason there is a Florida entry is because it was incoporated in California. I know there are existing organizations (such as Clearwater). California Year Created Doomed Renamed Mergered Died Net 1954 2 2 1956 1 0 1958 1 0 1968 1 1 1970 6 6 1971 2 2 0 1972 2 2 1973 7 2 5 1974 3 1 1 1 1975 6 6 1976 1 1 1977 3 1 2 1978 2 1 2 1979 6 1 1 5 1980 7 1 7 1981 10 1 3 1 8 1982 29 4 9 1 3 21 1983 6 10 1 5 1984 1 5 14 -13 1985 1 2 9 -8 1986 3 8 -5 1987 3 1 1 7 -5 1988 1 3 -2 1989 1 3 1 1990 2 3 -1 1991 1 1 -1 1992 1 3 -3 1993 3 1 3 1994 7 1 7 1995 1 -1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 115 7 42 2 60 46 Missouri Year Created Doomed Renamed Mergered Died Net ???? 2 1 1 1 1954 1 1 1969 1 1 1973 1 1 1975 2 1 1 0 1976 1 1 1979 1 1 0 1981 1 -1 1982 1 1 0 1985 1 -1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 10 3 1 0 4 3 Nebraska Year Created Doomed Renamed Mergered Died Net 1970 1 1 1983 1 1 0 1987 1 -1 1993 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3 1 0 0 1 1 District of Columbia Year Created Doomed Renamed Mergered Died Net 1955 2 2 1985 2 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 4 0 0 0 0 4 New Hampshire Year Created Doomed Renamed Mergered Died Net 1985 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 0 0 0 0 1 Alaska Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net ???? 1 0 1978 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 0 1 0 0 1 Arizona Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1974 1 1 1982 1 1 0 1991 1 1 0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3 2 0 0 0 1 Nevada Year Created Doomed Renamed Mergered Died Net 1970 2 2 1974 2 2 1975 1 1 1978 1 1 1980 1 1 1981 1 0 1985 4 -4 1986 1 -1 1990 1 1 1992 1 -1 1993 1 1 1994 1 -1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 9 0 1 0 7 2 North Carolina Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1977 1 1 1991 1 1 0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2 1 0 0 0 1 Kansas Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1987 1 1 0 1994 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2 1 0 0 0 1 Massachusetts Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1954 1 1 1969 1 1 1991 2 2 1993 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 5 0 0 0 0 5 Oregon Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1957 1 1 1958 1 -1 1971 1 1 1974 1 1 0 1975 1 1 0 1983 2 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6 2 0 0 1 3 South Carolina Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1993 1 1 1994 1 1 1995 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3 0 0 0 0 3 Connecticut Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1969 1 2 1 1974 1 0 1975 3 3 0 1980 1 1 1982 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6 3 3 0 0 3 Illinois Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1968 1 1 1970 1 1 1974 1 1 1976 1 1 1982 1 0 1983 1 0 1986 1 1 1987 1 1 1988 1 -1 1989 1 -1 1991 1 0 1992 1 -1 1994 1 1 1995 2 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 9 0 3 0 3 6 Indiana Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1975 1 1 1977 1 1 1988 1 -1 1989 2 1 1 1990 1 -1 1991 1 -1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 4 0 0 0 4 0 *note: I've been told that there is a church in Indianapolis. The "death" in 1990 may just reflect bad standing, not dissolution. Supporting evidence would be appreciated Maryland Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net ???? 2 2 1987 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3 0 0 0 0 3 Idaho Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1982 1 1 1985 1 -1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 0 0 0 1 0 Iowa Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1992 1 1 1994 1 -1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 0 0 0 1 0 Kentucky Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1990 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1966 1 1 1975 1 1 1976 1 1 1990 1 1 1993 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 5 0 0 0 0 5 Pennsylvania Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1956 2 2 1971 3 3 1977 2 2 1992 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 8 0 0 0 0 8 Washington Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1956 1 1 1978 1 1 1980 1 1 0 1981 1 1 1994 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 5 1 0 0 0 4 Colorado Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net ???? 3 3 1974 1 1 1977 1 -1 1979 1 1 1981 1 0 1983 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6 0 1 1 0 5 Georgia Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1980 1 1 0 1982 1 1 1989 1 1 1992 1 -1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3 1 0 0 1 1 Wisconsin Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1980 1 1 1982 1 1 1987 1 -1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2 0 0 0 1 1 Utah Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1969 1 1 1980 1 1 0 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2 1 0 0 0 1 New York Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1975 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 0 0 0 0 1 Tennessee Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1985 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 0 0 0 0 1 Texas Year Created Doomed Renamed Merge Died Net 1956 1 1 1965 1 -1 1967 1 1 1970 1 1 1971 1 1 1973 1 -1 1975 2 2 1976 1 1 1979 2 2 1982 1 1 1 1983 2 -2 1987 1 0 1988 1 1 1990 1 3 -2 1994 1 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 13 0 2 0 7 6 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