In the summer of 1930 the first "International House Party" was held at Oxford, followed by another the next year attended by 700 people. In the summer of 1933, 5,000 guests turned up for some part of an event which filled six colleges and lasted seventeen days. Almost 1,000 were clergy, including twelve bishops.By 1934 the "International House Party" had grown and was attended by representatives from 40 nations, and by 1935 it had grown, and was attended by 50 nations, to the total of 10,000 representatives. The 1936 "International House Party" at Birmingham drew 15,000 people, and The "First National Assembly" held in Massachusetts drew almost 10,000 people.