2016 Wesleyan Discipline:Accusation: Withdrawal of members when under

592. When any member requests a letter of withdrawal, the pastor and local church secretary shall grant it on the proper form provided in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:6040. The secretary shall enter on the record book (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:610), opposite the member’s name, the date the letter was granted and Withdrawn by letter of withdrawal. If the member’s request occurs during the course of a judicial investigation, the secretary shall note on the membership record, Withdrawn under accusation, and if withdrawal occurs during the course of a hearing, Withdrawn under charges (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5048). 5048. Whenever in the course of an investigation or hearing, the accused person shall request a letter of withdrawal from the Church, the same shall be granted and the matter shall end. It shall be noted on the membership records of the local church, and, when the accused is a minister, on the membership record of the district, as “withdrawn under accusation” whenever such request is during the investigation, and “withdrawn under charges” when such request is during the hearing (cf. Disc. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:592).