There he founded the Church of the Messiah , the first Unitarian church west of the Mississippi River .
After his ordination , Eliot moved to St. Louis , where he lived for the rest of his life , until 1887 .
There Eliot founded the Church of the Messiah , the first Unitarian church west of the Mississippi River .
After his ordination , Eliot moved to St. Louis , where he lived for the rest of his life , until 1887 .