Kia orāna tātou kātoatoa i te aro'a ma'ata o tō tātou Atua, ko Iēsū Mesia. Ko te rā tēia tei 'ākono'ia 'e Iēhōva. Kia rekareka tātou 'ē kia pereperekāvana."

Greetings in the mighty name of our God, Jesus Christ. This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

In the spirit of unity and faith, the Cook Islands community came together to form their own congregation and chose to worship at Papakura East Presbyterian Church. In the early 1980s, many Cook Islands families had migrated to Papakura in search of work and educational opportunities. These families became active members of the wider community and played significant roles within the Pacific Island Presbyterian Church (PIPC) via Papakura East Presbyterian Church. .

Initially, Papakura East Presbyterian Church hosted three services each Sunday: an English service, a Samoan service, and a Cook Islands Māori service. As both the Samoan and Cook Islands congregations grew, they joined forces to build a new church on Fetu Pupula Place in Papakura. In 1994, the new church was completed, and both congregations moved into their new place of worship.

It was at this point that Teremoana Tangauru, along with other members of the Cook Islands community, came to Papakura East Presbyterian Church to continue holding their services there, carrying on the legacy of faith and fellowship within the Cook Islands congregation.

In 1992, The Cook Islands 'Ēkālēsia lead by Teremoana Tangauru joined Papakura East Presbyterian Church and on the 13th of June 1994 and confirmed their membership. 

Our Cook Islands membership has ebbed and flowed over the decades, but we remain steadfast here in Papakura serving the Lord and holding on to our cultures from the fifteen stars.

Ioane pēne 3, 'īrava 16:

I aro'a mai te Atua i tō te ao nei, kua tae rava ki te 'oronga'anga mai i tāna Tamaiti 'ānau ta'i, kia kore e mate te 'akarongo i ā ia, kia rauka ra te ora mutu kore.