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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in the Cook Islands, go to the [[Cook Islands Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.''

=Online Resources and Websites=

*[https://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/catalogue/index.php/archives-of-cook-islands-christian-church '''Archives of the Cook Islands Christian Church, '''] browseable images. This collection includes copies of London Missionary Society birth records from 1849 – 1951, Minutes of the Cook Islands Christian Church General Assembly 1950-1972, Baptism and Burial Records Avarua Church 1977-1987, Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records Arorangi Church 1949-1978, Baptism and Burial Records Arorangi Church 1976-2003, Baptism and Burial Records Arorangi 1994-2008, Baptism and Burial Records, Titikaveka 1973-2009, Baptism and Burial Records, Matavera 1978-2008, Notice of intention to marriage records, Akakiteanga Akaipoipo, Avarua 1919-1974.

=History=

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*baptism date

*the infant's name

*parents' names

*father's occupation

*status of legitimacy

*occasionally, names of grandparents

*names of witnesses or godparents, who may be relatives

*birth date and place

*the family's place of residence

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*the names of the bride and groom

*their ages

*birth dates and places for the bride and groom

*their residences

*their occupations

*birthplaces of the bride and groom

*parents' names (after 1800)

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*the date and place of death or burial

*the deceased's age

*place of residence

*the names of survivors, especially a widow or widower

*parents' names, or at least the father's name

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=How to Find Records=

:::b. Click on '''Places within Cook Islands''' and a list of towns will appear.

:::d. Click on the '''"Church records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.

:::e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.

==Writing for Records==

<span style="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>

*[https://maps.me/catalog/attractions/amenity-place_of_worship-christian/country-cook-islands/ '''Maps.me Church Listings for Cook Islands''']

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='''Apostolic Church'''=

*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jesus-the-Light-of-the-World-Apostolic-Church-Rarotonga/747803451948675 '''Jesus the Light of the World Apostolic Church Rarotonga''']

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='''Assembly of God'''=

*[https://www.google.com/search?q=assembly%20of%20god%20avarua&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=assembly+of+god+avarua&aqs=chrome..69i57.11365j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&sxsrf=ALeKk02hptY2twQy9nUg11t6B8w9l6XTWQ:1582261651824&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=-21214181,-159801737,2718&tbm=lcl&rldimm=11564803714543883425&ved=2ahUKEwjDksv97-HnAhVKma0KHcHXBFoQvS4wAHoECAgQCA&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2&rlst=f#rldoc=1 '''Avarua Assembly of God Church''']

*[https://www.facebook.com/arorangiaogwestchurch/ '''Arorangi Assembly of God Church''']

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='''Catholic Church'''=

Earlier records can be held at the diocese, with more recent records still kept in the local parish.  To locate the mailing address or e-mail address for a diocese or local parish, consult:

*[https://www.catholicdirectory.com/search_results?q=&location_value=cook+islands&country_sn=CK&location_type=country&stateSearch=&swlat=-23.0898384&nelat=-8.1679932&swlng=-166.1791992&nelng=-155.6982422&lat=-21.236736&lng=-159.777671&faddress=Cook+Islands&place_id=ChIJ3d57ue-KVHER2LQIiA6lTAI#/ '''The Catholic Directory''']

The first Roman Catholic church was dedicated in 1896.<ref>"Religion in the Cook Islands", http://www.ck/religion.htm, accessed 20 February 2020.</ref>

='''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'''=

During World War II, Matthew Cowley, then president of the New Zealand Mission, assigned Fritz Kruger, a New Zealand baker who owned a business at Avarua, Rarotonga, to help establish the Church on the Cook Islands. He and his family subsequently moved to Rarotonga, and their first convert was Samuel Glassie and his family...A Rarotonga Mission was created 20 November 1960, but later became part of the New Zealand Mission. In 1979, there were 718 members in 10 branches (small congregations) in the Cook Islands. <ref>Facts and Statistics: Cook Islands, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/cook-islands, accessed 20 February 2020.</ref>

='''Cook Islands Christian Church'''=

*[https://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/catalogue/index.php/archives-of-cook-islands-christian-church '''Archives of the Cook Islands Christian Church, '''] browseable images. This collection includes copies of London Missionary Society birth records from 1849 – 1951, Minutes of the Cook Islands Christian Church General Assembly 1950-1972, Baptism and Burial Records Avarua Church 1977-1987, Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records Arorangi Church 1949-1978, Baptism and Burial Records Arorangi Church 1976-2003, Baptism and Burial Records Arorangi 1994-2008, Baptism and Burial Records, Titikaveka 1973-2009, Baptism and Burial Records, Matavera 1978-2008, Notice of intention to marriage records, Akakiteanga Akaipoipo, Avarua 1919-1974.

*[http://www.cicc.net.ck/index.php/cicc-churches '''Directory of CICC Churches''']

='''Seventh-day Adventists'''=

Contact mission headquarters to find addresses for the individual churches:<br>

Cook Islands Mission<br>

Fax: 682-22-852<br>

Email: office@adventist.org.ck<br>

John Tay, an American, was the first Seventh-day Adventist to visit the Cook Islands. During his visit in 1886 Tay sold Adventist literature to the people there. Another missionary voyage to the Pitcairn Islands provided a second opportunity to sell literature and offer medical services to the Cook Islanders. Dr Joseph Caldwell and his wife Julia accepted a request to stay on the island as permanent doctor. Julia, a schoolteacher, opened an English-language school. Along with them remained Dudley and Sarah Owen and Maud Young, a Pitcairner who came as a student nurse. The five Adventists worshipped regularly with the London Missionary Society believers in their church in Avarua. The services were conducted in English, but many islanders attended as well.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists", in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_Division_of_Seventh-day_Adventists, accessed 20 February 2020.</ref>

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