2016 Wesleyan Discipline:Forms: Church letters

A. Letter of Membership Transfer

6000. Letter Sent by Church Granting Transfer to Another Wesleyan Church (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:575–580).

To the pastor and secretary of the _____________ Wesleyan Church.

This certifies that ______________ is a member in good standing in the _____________ Wesleyan Church, and being desirous of transferring membership to your church, is hereby transferred and commended to your care and fellowship.

By authority and in behalf of the ______________ Wesleyan Church, this ______ day of ________, A.D. ________.

________________________ Pastor ________________________ Local Church Secretary (The member’s relationship at the church granting the letter continues until the member is duly received by the church to which the member is being transferred.)

6010. Acknowledgment Sent by Receiving Church (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:575).

To the pastor and secretary of the _____________ Wesleyan Church.

This certifies that _______________, for whom you issued a letter of transfer dated the ______ day of __________, A.D. ________, has been duly received by the _________________ Wesleyan Church on the ______ day of _________, A.D. ________, and we send you this acknowledgment in order that you may complete your record of this transfer.

________________________ Pastor ________________________ Local Church Secretary

6020. Notice Sent to Member Being Transferred.

We have on this date, the ______ day of __________, A.D. ________, issued a letter of transfer of your membership to the ___________________ Wesleyan Church, commending you to its care and fellowship. May the Lord bless you in your new relationship.

________________________ Pastor ________________________ Local Church Secretary

B. Letter of Recommendation for a Member

6030. Letter Given to Person Desiring to Transfer to Another Denomination (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:590).

This certifies that ____________, the bearer, has been up to this date an acceptable member of the _______________ Wesleyan Church, and being desirous of removing from said church, is hereby released and cordially recommended to the Christian confidence of those to whom this certificate may be presented. By authority and in behalf of the ______________ Wesleyan Church, this ______ day of __________, A.D. ________.

________________________ Pastor ________________________ Local Church Secretary

(It is understood that this letter of recommendation terminates the bearer’s membership in The Wesleyan Church immediately.)

C. Letter of Membership Withdrawal

6040. Letter Given to Person Desiring to Withdraw from the Church (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:592; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5048).

This certifies that ____________, the bearer, has been up to this date a member of the ______________ Wesleyan Church, and being desirous of withdrawing from said Church, is hereby declared to be withdrawn.

By authority and in behalf of the ______________ Wesleyan Church, this ______ day of __________, A.D. ________.

________________________ Pastor ________________________ Local Church Secretary

(It is understood that this letter of withdrawal terminates the bearer’s membership in The Wesleyan Church immediately.)