You can always write a formal letter to your local church board stating your request and the reasons why. Some have concluded that a church member needs permission from the elders to leave a church.Neutral termination of membership applies only in the case of members who are not under the church's discipline. The congregation regulates its own membership. A viewing (also called a wake) may be brief and take place immediately before the funeral service, or may last for up to three days before the service. We must sometimes encourage the congregation to permit members to leave. Even if we don't fully agree with their reasons for leaving. Many churches have instituted church covenants that do not allow people to leave their churches easily. They dog-whistled like others influencers we hear today, but only among each other without shame or political correctness. The order comes in the wake of a weeklong convocation that lead to an estimated 121 COVID19 infections across three counties.