Church of Scientology the "United Churches of Florida" the citizens and City Council of Clearwater did not realize that the building's owners were actually the Church of Scientology until after the building's purchase. Clearwater citizens' groups, headed by Mayor Gabriel Cazares, rallied strongly against Scientology establishing a base in the city (repeatedly referring to the organization as a cult), but Flag Base was established nonetheless. In the years since its foundation, the Flag Land Base has expanded as the Church of Scientology has gradually purchased large amounts of additional property in the downtown and waterfront Clearwater area. Scientology's largest project in Clearwater has
Cathedral of the Divine Shepherdess 26 m wide) with 2 towers and a maximum height of 32 meters. Its construction began in 1957 and would not be completed until 1982. Cathedral of the Divine Shepherdess The Cathedral of the Divine Shepherdess or Tucupita Cathedral () is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and serves as the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita ("Vicariatus Apostolicus Tucupitensis") created on July 30, 1954 by bull "Crescit in dies" of Pope Pius XII, and it works in the city of Tucupita, Delta Amacuro state capital at the eastern end of