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Cook Islands Christian Church

Religious denomination in the Cook Islands

Summary

Religious denomination in the Cook Islands

Field	Value
name	Cook Islands Christian Church
image		imagewidth =	caption =
abbreviation	CICC
main_classification	Protestant
orientation	Reformed
theology		polity = Congregational
leader/moderator	Rev. Tuaine Ngametua
associations	World Council of Churches, Pacific Conference of Churches
area	Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand
headquarters	Rarotonga
founded_date	1852 (as Cook Islands LMS Church)
1968 (autonomous)
separated_from		separations =	parent =
branched_from	London Missionary Society
congregations	61
members	18,000
seminaries	Takamoa Theological College
website

|leader/moderator = Rev. Tuaine Ngametua 1968 (autonomous) The Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) is the largest religious denomination in the Cook Islands. It belongs to the Reformed family of churches. The CICC is a Christian Congregationalist church and has approximately 18,000 members, including around half of the residents of the Cook Islands. The church also has congregations in New Zealand and Australia.[[File:CICC Ekalesia Avarua 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|CICC church in [[Avarua]], [[Rarotonga]]]]

History

The CICC has its origins in the work of the London Missionary Society (LMS), which began work in the Cook Islands in 1821. In 1852, the LMS founded the Cook Islands LMS Church. This Act officially changed the church's name to the Cook Islands Christian Church.

Modern day

In 1978, the CICC established its first congregation in Auckland in order to accommodate church members who had emigrated to New Zealand. Today, there are 24 congregations in the Cook Islands, 22 churches in New Zealand and 15 in Australia. The church employs 74 pastors, who are trained at Takamoa Theological College on Rarotonga. The CICC is a member of the World Council of Churches.

With the passage of the Cook Islands Christian Church Amendment Act by the Parliament of the Cook Islands in 2003, the CICC is permitted to alter its constitution without any action from Parliament.

The church has sister church relations with the Uniting Church in Australia, Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Congregational Union of New Zealand and the Maói Protestant Church.

Presidents

#	President	Term	1
Rev. Bill Marsters	1968–1970s
Rev. Turaki (Turaliare) Teauariki	Early 1980s
Rev. Tekere Pereeti	c. 1991
Rev. Tangimetua Tangatatutai	c. 2000–2010
Rev. Tuaine Ngametua	c. 2013–present

Notes

References

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