In 1907 he went to Johannesburg, and was the first Greek Orthodox priest in the Transvaal. He was unhappy there because the parishioners wanted to confine his ministry to members of the Greek community, and not undertake mission work.
Mwaka 1907 alienda Johannesburg, na alifanywa kasisi wa kwanza wa Kanisa la Kigiriki la Othodoksi kwenye sehemu ya Transvaal. Alikuwa na huzuni pale kwa sababu wanaparokia walitaka kumfungia dhehebu lake kwa wanachama wa umma wa Kigiriki, nao hawakumtaka kufanya kazi ya misheni.