 His church at Jerilderie was Presbyterian, and at Rutherglen he regularly officiated at a church of that denomination, but he maintained membership of the Congregational Union of Victoria, and in any case, the mission had to be non-denominational to receive aid from the New South Wales Government.In 1880 the mission received government assistance, and was visited by the (Anglican) bishop of Goulburn, Mesac Thomas.Gribble joined the Anglican church, was made a stipendiary reader in 1880, deacon in 1881 and priest in 1883.