▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁in ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Ward , ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁however , ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Convention ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁that ▁the ▁Mission ary ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Missouri ▁was ▁created , ▁and ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁Bishop , ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Jackson ▁K em per , ▁was ▁consec r ated . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Fred rick ▁Fo ote ▁Pe ake , ▁a ▁de acon , ▁was ▁appointed ▁Mission ary ▁for ▁Central ▁Missouri ▁following ▁an ▁earlier ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁Bishop ▁K em per . ▁Rev . ▁Pe ake ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Bo on ville . ▁This ▁community , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁th riv ing ▁village ▁of ▁Franklin ▁( located ▁across ▁the ▁Missouri ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁community ▁in ▁Missouri ), ▁and ▁F ay ette ▁( the ▁newly ▁created ▁seat ▁of ▁Howard ▁County ) ▁contained ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : E pis cop al ▁church ▁buildings ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category : G oth ic ▁Rev ival ▁church ▁buildings ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category : Build