So the church I wanted to join requires a home visit in order to become a member, I ended up having to withdraw my application. You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why.You are allowed to resign from a church whenever you wish to do so, no matter what your covenant, church constitution or designated church leader says. See Form 202 (Word 152kb, PDF 142kb). The Church is a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the state of Texas and is organized under the Texas Business Organization Code, as amended. This is a draft that has been updated from 2018 diocesan conventions. An officially approved version is forthcoming in 2023. What are we to do when cohabiting couples want to join our churches? What about same-sex couples? God's plan for his church is that we would belong to a local covenant community of faith.