Appointed as a Methodist circuit rider in 1777, he continued his affiliation with the Methodist Episcopal Church from its formal organization at the Christmas Conference in 1784 when he was ordained an elder.
Appointed as a Methodist circuit rider in 1777, he organized preaching circuits in central and southeastern North Carolina during the Revolutionary War. He continued his affiliation with the Methodist Episcopal Church from its formal organization at the Christmas Conference in 1784 when he was ordained an elder.