Oh H#ll this is just another one of his political stunts.
REMEMBER THE BIG RACE SPEECH, WHERE HE WAS CALLED THE NEXT ABRAHAM LINCOLN FOR SAYING THIS:
“I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother.”
You are absolutely right, he is just putting some distance between himself and the TCC, but on the news he didn't scorn the church, he just resigned from their roll.
He wished them good fortune and blessings which translates to "Keep up the Good Work Folks".