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==Writing for Records== | ==Writing for Records== | ||
<span color:darkviolet> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See the [[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters.</span><br> | <span color:darkviolet> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See the [[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters.</span><br> | ||
=Christian Church= | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
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 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. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cook Islands Christian Church", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands_Christian_Church, accessed 20 February 2020.</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Cook Islands]] | [[Category:Cook Islands]] | ||