Cook Islands Christian Church

[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.

[5] 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, and 22 churches in New Zealand and 15 in Australia.

The church employs 74 pastors, who are trained at Takamoa Theological College on Rarotonga.

[5] 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.