St. Elia the Prophet Orthodox Church (formerly known as St. Elia Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church) is an English-speaking Eastern Orthodox parish in Akron, Ohio, USA, belonging to the Bulgarian Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. The present church structure that is home to St. Elia today was built in 1939 by Akron's Macedonian-Bulgarian community, most of whom had emigrated in the early 20th century from the cities of Bitola, Florina, and Sorovich in southwestern Macedonia. The building was known as the Macedonian Home and it was owned and operated by the local chapter of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization, called "MPO Pelister". Although the building's original use was intended for a community and cultural center, its main floor was periodically used for church needs and a parish board was founded, with priest Rev. George Nicoloff coming in from Detroit on a monthly basis to conduct religious services. Prior to the opening of the Macedonian Home, most members of the community attended "St. Mary's", an Orthodox parish in Akron that belonged to the American diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. More information...
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