Hence, a suitable piece of land was found in a pleasant, forested area in the suburb of Virum, and when Brother Knorr visited Denmark to inspect the building work in late 1956, the pouring of concrete was well under way​—although all the construction volunteers were having their coffee break just as Brother Knorr arrived at the site!

A mild winter and much volunteer help contributed to the completion of the concrete work by February 1957, and on August 31 the new branch building was ready for dedication. The 24 members of the Bethel family had already been living there for a month, and they were now printing the October 1 and 8 issues of the Danish Watchtower and Awake!​—the first issues that were not printed by a secular printery. From then on, Awake! was printed semimonthly like The Watchtower, and both magazines were given a more handy size, while the number of pages was increased from 16 to 24.

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Branch office from 1957 to 1982, in Virum