Pray for Cook Islands
The largest of the Cook Islands, a green volcanic island ringed by a lagoon.
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About Cook Islands
The capital is Avarua. People speak English and Cook Islands Māori. The largest faith is Christianity.
Source: Wikipedia, with the cited sources it lists.
Prayer briefing for Cook Islands
Last updated October 2026. Facts come from the sources listed below.
Current events
The Cook Islands is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. In the August election Prime Minister Mark Brown and the Cook Islands Party won a fifth term, after a year when fuel stocks ran low and prices rose, especially in the northern islands, and New Zealand agreed to resume its yearly aid.
We pray for: Immediate relief, safety and urgent help.
Spiritual landscape
About 80% of people were Christian in the 2021 census, with the Cook Islands Christian Church the largest at about 43% and Catholics about 17%. Seventh-day Adventists, Latter-day Saints, the Assemblies of God and other churches are also present, and about 16% gave no religion or did not say.
We pray for: Spiritual awakening, hope and the spread of truth.
Let us pray together
Our Father, we come to You together for the Cook Islands. Provide for families on Rarotonga and the outer islands, especially where fuel and food cost more. Give Prime Minister Brown and all in authority wisdom, integrity and care for every island. Let Your word, loved here for many generations, bring fresh hope to young and old. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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