You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why. Standard procedure for the church.The short answer: No. If they do not return within 3 months, they are moved to inactive status, meaning that they cannot vote or speak in congregational meetings. This group is a place where the Wake- Up Call community can get to know one another and learn from each another's insights and answers to the daily questions. A third commonlycited reason for abandoning the Christian churches is that, as one respondent put it, "Christians seem to behave so badly. At 11 am Sunday, during the typical time of the First Baptist Church's Worship service, the church was empty.