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585. Membership in The Wesleyan Church may be terminated only by one or more of the following (305):

(1) Voluntary withdrawal (see also 553:3).

(2) Joining another religious body or joining a secret order.

(3) Expulsion after proper hearing and conviction (Gen. Bd. Policy on Ch. Disc. 5023:5).

(4) Persistent neglect of church relationship as defined in 600-605.

(5) Death.