Customizing this Church Membership Transfer Letter is simple with our easy-to-use drag-and-drop builder. If you are joining another church, the pastor will contact your previous church and ask for a letter of transfer.At Riverside, membership is more than a title, the right to vote on church business, or to serve as a lay leader. It is about responding to God's call. How to fill out the Membership Transfer Request Form Guidance? 1. Enter the date at the top of the form. 2. This form should only be filled in after a written request for transfer has been received and the church has voted to allow the person to transfer out. "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. Riverside Church is an interdenominational church in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City