In 1908 the house was renamed ?Bulgarian Christian Society?, it?s meetings were held at Century Methodist Church on Monro Street, where Vasileff started preaching regular services. In 1910 the meetings were relocated to 85 Jackson Boulevard, during this period Rev. Paul Mishkoff, then student at Moody Bible Institute, was assistant preacher. Mishkoff recruited Anton Yovcheff to sell Biblical literature. The same year Andrey Todoroff started as a preacher, he also opened a Bulgarian reading room at the same address.
Latter the whole operation was moved to 836 Jackson Boulevard, then in 1912 to 818 West Adams Street permanent address for the next 19 years. Vladimir Todoroff was employed as a full time librarian.
During this period the meetings are attended by 40-50 individuals. Classes for English and immigration law were conducted, the reading room was renamed to ?Second Elias Island.?, because of all the immigration activity.
In 1921 the mission was headed by Philip Prodanoff after Todoroff health deteriorated. A few months latter Prodanoff resigned and R.Z. Kolesyov, a Russian from Plovdiv was called. He also resigned soon after. On his place was called Vasil Kyoseff who re-organized the group as ?Bulgarian-Macedonian Christian Union -Zora?, however he left after his health deteriorated. Dr. Veliko Grablashoff, famous Bulgarian lawyer and writer, lead the community until 1924.
July 1st, 1924 Zaprian Vidoloff was called to preach. Under his leadership
the church was moved to 819 West Adams Street. It was renamed to ?Bulgarian
Christian Mission?.
Zaprian Vidoloff born in Karnofolya village in the Plovdiv region.
Graduated from Bulgarian Theological Seminary at Samokov. Studied philosophy
at Sofia University. Graduated from Union Theological College, Chicago.
While in Bulgaria he was: secretary of the Bulgarian Baptist Union, Editor
of newspaper ?Evagelist? and pastor. From 1921-1923 he was a secretary
of the Bulgarian legation in Washington DC. Then he was the vice-consul
at New York. After July 9th coup in Bulgaria he resigned and moved to Chicago
in 1924.
