Write a letter to or call the church's office and ask to withdraw membership and remove your information from their records. You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why."Transferring your letter" is more of a perfunctory act between churches who are merely shuffling members as though they are numbers on a score board. I want to discuss how you can respectfully dismiss members from your church when it is necessary. To begin with, let's look at a court case. Help youth fill out job applications or research college or technical schools. We must sometimes encourage the congregation to permit members to leave. Even if we don't fully agree with their reasons for leaving. Statewide legal services available for low-income people through a network of legal clinics and volunteer attorneys. As a matter of fact, it is not uncommon for us to receive questions from pastors pertaining to the removal of church members.