You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why. I am looking for some advice on how to resign my membership at my church, on good terms, but still occasionally attend.A withdrawal is a unilateral and unfounded breaking with the church of which one is a member. I am writing to withdraw my membership from Grace Community Church. They argue that there is no bible verse that says explicitly "thou shalt fill out an application and become a member of a local church. Church membership is a job. You're expected to show up for work (Heb. –25). This article is about church discipline and the withdrawal of church members from the church. If the decision is to formally restrict the person's Church membership privileges or withdraw membership, he explains the conditions (see 32.11. A pastor who refuses to accept an unbiblical membership resignation is deemed to be so strange and out of place that he must be running a cult or something.