disaffiliate
verb
dis·af·fil·i·ate
ˌdis-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt 
disaffiliated; disaffiliating; disaffiliates
: to terminate an affiliation
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In 1914, for example, the white founders of the Assemblies of God, USA decided to disaffiliate from the predominantly Black Church of God in Christ.
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Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
The policy allowing churches to disaffiliate, often called Paragraph 2553, received approval in 2019 and expired in 2023.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Before taking up the last regionalization petition, delegates approved a new policy that allows churches that disaffiliated from the UMC to rejoin the denomination.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Dixie Brewster, a delegate from the Great Plains Conference covering Kansas and Nebraska, called for a path for her fellow conservatives to disaffiliate smoothly.
—Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
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Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
The policy allowing churches to disaffiliate, often called Paragraph 2553, received approval in 2019 and expired in 2023.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Before taking up the last regionalization petition, delegates approved a new policy that allows churches that disaffiliated from the UMC to rejoin the denomination.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 1 May 2024
Dixie Brewster, a delegate from the Great Plains Conference covering Kansas and Nebraska, called for a path for her fellow conservatives to disaffiliate smoothly.
—Peter Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
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“Disaffiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaffiliate. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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