After assuming the office of governor, Tryon worked to expand the Church of England in North Carolina.[1] There were only five Anglican clergy members in North Carolina at that time.[3] Tryon pushed for the completion of abandoned construction projects of Anglican churches in Brunswick Town, Wilmington, Edenton, and New Bern.[3] Tryon appointed members of the clergy for these churches and encouraged the construction of new churches, especially in rural areas.[3]