In those days there were 11 congregations in the country.

By then, there were 1,415 publishers and 41 congregations in Uruguay.

The decade of the 1950’s was characterized by growth in the number of congregations throughout the country. Still, many had to meet in private homes. In one case, the householder cleverly installed casters (wheels) on all his living-room furniture. Hence, when the time came to make room for the congregation meeting, all he had to do was wheel the furniture out of the way. In another case, the congregation met in a small room toward the front of a private home. As the congregation grew, the partitions were removed in order to accommodate the larger group. Eventually, most of the walls were removed, and the family agreed to live in a reduced space toward the rear of the house.