I joined TNPC last month; however, I still need to write the letter officially terminating my membership at my parents' Methodist Church. You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why.Membership is controlled at the local level. Dr. Stan Copeland asks who the Indianapolis Plan truly represents and examines its various claims for United Methodism's future. The Book of Discipline provides that members can be removed from the membership role if they "transfer, die or have withdrawn from membership." The sending church should keep the original copy. If a pastor is informed that a member has without notice united with a church of another denomination, the pastor shall make diligent inquiry. Dear Chairman Board of Elders,. I am writing to withdraw my membership from Grace Community Church. United Methodist Church.