| Cook Islands Christian Church | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CICC |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Reformed |
| Polity | Congregational |
| Moderator | Rev. Tuaine Ngametua |
| Associations | World Council of Churches, Pacific Conference of Churches |
| Region | Cook Islands; Australia, New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Rarotonga |
| Founder | London Missionary Society |
| Origin | 1852 (as Cook Islands LMS Church) 1968 (became autonomous) |
| Branched from | London Missionary Society |
| Congregations | 61 |
| Members | 180,000 |
| Official website | www |
The Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) is the largest religious denomination in the Cook Islands. It belongs to the Reformed family of churches.[1] The CICC is a Christian Congregationalist church and has approximately 18,000 members,[2] including around half of the residents of the Cook Islands.[3] The church also has congregations in New Zealand and Australia.[2]
- ^ www.reformiert-online.net/weltweit/land.php?id=32&lg=eng
- ^ a b Cook Islands Christian Church Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, oikoumene.org, accessed 2008-03-19.
- ^ Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook: Cook Islands, cia.gov, accessed 2008-03-19.