Church of Scientology has announced that the next two levels of Scientology teaching, "OT 9" and "OT 10", will be released and made available to church members when all the major organizations in the world have reached Saint Hill size. The "worldwide spiritual headquarters" of the Church of Scientology is known as "Flag Land Base," located in Clearwater, Florida. It is operated by the Floridian corporation Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc.. The organization was founded in 1975 when a Scientology-founded group called "Southern Land Development and Leasing Corp" purchased the Fort Harrison Hotel for $2.3 million. Because the reported tenant was
Flag of Tampa, Florida Flag of Tampa, Florida The official flag of Tampa is a flag that symbolizes the eras, growth, and characteristics of Tampa. Designed by F. Grant Whitney, it was adopted on July 1, 1930. The flag of Tampa combines elements of the Stars and Stripes, the flag of Spain, the British Union Flag, the flag of Italy, and the French tricolor, as all of these countries had a hand in development of what eventually became the city of Tampa and/or the state of Florida. The prominent use of red and gold symbolizes Spain’s role in the development of Tampa, from the