You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why. She had a template for a letter of church membership that explained that I had terminated my membership in good standing on the effective date.I joined TNPC last month; however, I still need to write the letter officially terminating my membership at my parents' Methodist Church. Dear Chairman Board of Elders,. I am writing to withdraw my membership from Grace Community Church. 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. It's time for churches that have strict covenants to take a hard look at themselves because, in the end, these are based on ego and control. It's time for churches that have strict covenants to take a hard look at themselves because, in the end, these are based on ego and control. Implied reservations of individual rights, without which the social compact could not exist . . . .