You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why. Dear Chairman Board of Elders,.I am writing to withdraw my membership from Grace Community Church. "I am no longer a member of this church. I do not need your permission, nor do I care whether or not you agree with my decision. "Signed,. I wish to bring to your attention a matter of personal significance- my decision to end my membership with our church. I did leave, and am now in a new place much better for me. Thank you, thank you, for all you've done, for your sweet heart for the Lord and for your neighbors. A pastor should be removed for heresy and for immorality but that many of the reasons why boards fire pastors today have more to do with style than sin. The church may terminate the membership of any one of its number who fails to fulfil the obligations of a member.