A member's name should remain on the membership roll until an __________ for transfer is received.

• A. Official request
• B. Formal application
• C. Written notice
• D. Transfer certificate

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how a member’s status on the church roll is updated when transfer is involved. A member’s name stays on the roll until an official request for transfer is received. That formal request from the member activates the process and provides clear authorization to move the membership record, ensuring the change is properly documented before removing the name. A transfer certificate is the actual document that accompanies the transfer, not the trigger to start it; a written notice or formal application can be less definitive or outside the official transfer process, so they don’t serve as the initiating signal for updating the roll.