The ONLY way to be ENTIRELY removed from The UMC is transfer. This is grounded in our theology of baptism and membership.You can do is to end your membership in The UMC. The Book of Discipline provides that members can be removed from the membership role if they "transfer, die or have withdrawn from membership." If the member does not comply with any of the available alternatives over a period of two years, the member's name may be removed. We live out our lives, grow in the faith, and engage in acts of discipleship and witness in the context of a variety of interconnected communities. Reject preferential treatment in the church on the basis of wealth and income. The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. Without the hassle of leaving our website. Duane Grage, Primary Contact.