Withdrawal of membership. You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why.We practice regenerate church membership. In other words, we aim to welcome only true, born-again believers into the fold. You may complete a complaint form online or download one of our complaint forms. For further assistance call our Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-800-552-9963. The act now commonly called the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom began simply as Bill No. 82, "A Bill For establishing religious freedom." Serve Him as Lord, may be received for membership without having to complete the other membership requirements. This can be painful to me as the pastor and unsettling to church members when their friends leave. The mission of the Church of God is to communicate the full gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew , 20) in the Spirit and power of Pentecost.