If a pastor is informed that a member has without notice united with a church of another denomination, the pastor shall make diligent inquiry. You can do is to end your membership in The UMC.The Book of Discipline provides that members can be removed from the membership role if they "transfer, die or have withdrawn from membership." If the member does not comply with any of the available alternatives over a period of two years, the member's name may be removed. You are allowed to resign from a church whenever you wish to do so, no matter what your covenant, church constitution or designated church leader says. It is important to note that no one's membership in the United Methodist Church can be removed without their permission. The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church (W.