God has used Dr. Cerullo to pioneer overseas ministries and open many countries that have been considered closed to the Gospel. His ministry is accompanied by a manifestation of God’s miracle power.
In his early years of ministry throughout Latin America, he faced tremendous opposition. He was arrested and detained many times for preaching the Gospel and praying for the sick.
In 1965, when Dr. Cerullo first went to Argentina, the country was almost completely closed to the Gospel. Due to the fusion of church and state, every time there was an attempt to conduct an evangelistic campaign there was tremendous opposition, often resulting in persecution.
Beginning in 1970 and continuing for fourteen consecutive years, Morris prophesied that the Iron Curtain would come down. He stood in the Royal Albert Hall in Great Britain, before approximately 7,000 people, and prophesied that all of Russia would open and the Berlin Wall would come down.
On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall, separating East and West Germany for more than thirty years, was demolished. This led to the reunification of Germany on July 1, 1990. From November 1991 until April 1992, eighteen new nations were established.
At this strategic point in 1990, as Russia was opening to the Gospel, God sent Cerullo to Moscow, Russia, where 10,000 people packed into the Izmyloski Sports Hall for the first public healing and evangelistic Miracle Crusade.
This was the first crusade conducted in Moscow since the Bolshevik Revolution. Thousands of Russians were saved. Doors were opened for him to go on primetime television where he led a potential 20,000,000 viewers in the Sinner’s Prayer and prayed for the sick.
In 1986 during the revolution in the Philippines, God sent Morris to Manila with a prophetic word to strengthen the church throughout the nation during a time of crisis. He trained more than 4,000 Nationals in a School of Ministry.
God spoke to Morris early in 1998 to prepare to go to Indonesia to conduct a seminar and crusade. From April 30 to May 1, 1998, he conducted meetings in Surabaya and Jakarta. In Surabaya, the auditorium was packed with 7,000 believers with 5,000 standing outside. In Jakarta, 12,000 packed the auditorium with 10,000 unable to get inside.
During the meetings, God gave Dr. Cerullo a special prophetic word for the Church in Indonesia. He told them, “God is in control, not the government, not Satan but God. You don’t need to worry. God is in control of His people.”
Within a couple of weeks of that meeting Indonesia experienced economic and political disaster. Banks collapsed. Houses were stripped and burned, women were raped. Protests and riots erupted over government corruption and price increases. The situation escalated to total anarchy on May 14 with more than 200 people having been killed. God sent Morris ahead with a prophetic word to prepare the people for what was coming
BREAKING OPEN NEW SPIRITUAL TERRITORY
Beginning in 1999, Morris pioneered new spiritual territory in many nations considered closed to the Gospel, making spiritual history in the Middle East! More than 22,000 Nationals from eleven Middle East countries received spiritual breakthroughs that enabled them to reach their countries in a demonstration of God’s power. The eleven countries were; Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Cyprus, Jordan, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Qatar and Bahrain.
In an historic meeting on February 6, 2000, Dr. Cerullo met with King Abdullah of Jordan who pledged his support for the Middle East International Conference conducted in Amman, Jordan, September 19-22, 2000. More than 2,200 delegates experienced a fiery anointing of God’s Spirit during this historic conference. Leaders and believers from seventeen countries in the Middle East were empowered to reach their nation with the Gospel.
Many honors have been bestowed upon Morris Cerullo – including honorary doctorates of divinity and humanities – by academic leaders, spiritual leaders and presidents of nations, in recognition of his achievements and contributions to global evangelization.
Few ministers have had such an impact on the destiny of the nations of the world. Morris Cerullo’s life has been sacrificially dedicated to training and spiritually equipping pastors, lay people and evangelists to reach their nations for Christ with a supernatural endowment of God’s power.
World Evangelism was birthed in the heart of Morris Cerullo as he was called by God to reach this world with the message of Jesus as Lord!
The mission of Morris Cerullo World Evangelism follows:
- Carry the saving and healing message of Jesus Christ to every nation and islands of the earth.
- Proclaim the whole Gospel of Jesus Christ to every person on earth in our generation.
- Build up, train, and strengthen believers in every nation.
- Conduct Schools of Ministries for the purpose of passing the anointing God has given to Morris Cerullo to others for the purpose of reaching their villages, cities and nations for Christ.
- Present the witness that Jesus is the Messiah to every Jew.
- Maximize technology, people and resources God has provided for the spreading of the Gospel.
- Build God a mighty, active army of trained believers in every nation for the purpose of overtaking darkness and spreading the light of the Gospel of Christ.
- Establish a prayer covering over the entire earth with strategically located prayer centers and continual worldwide prayer for the nations.
- Provide prayer command centers in homes for individual needs of the hurting masses of the world.
- Recognize and support unity in the Body of Christ, so that the world will know we are His disciples.
- Operate, articulate and demonstrate to the world, the five-fold ministries of the Church as outlined in Ephesians 4:11 for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.
- In all we do and say and in every action of the ministry and staff of Morris Cerullo World Evangelism to bring honor and glory to God.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Scriptures are the infallible and authoritative Word of God, without error, given for the purpose of directing man to salvation.
God The Father is the Creator of heaven and earth; the Sustainer of all things. There is but one God; infinite, eternal, and perfect in holiness, truth and love.
The Triune God consists: of the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. They are coexistent, co-eternal and co-equal.
God The Son, Jesus, was supernaturally conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and was without sin. He was the vicarious Sacrifice of the sin of all mankind through His death on the cross. He arose from the dead in His own glorified body, appeared to many, ascended into Heaven, and will return to earth in power and glory. He is now the Head of His Body, the Church.God The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sins, righteousness and judgement, unites man to Jesus Christ in faith, brings about the New Birth, and dwells within the believer enabling him to grow in sanctification and righteousness and become a gift of God to the Church.
The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit is available to all who believe in Jesus Christ and will totally surrender their lives to the complete, perfect will of God.
The Gifts of The Holy Spirit: word of knowledge, wisdom, faith, healing, working of miracles, prophecy, discernment of spirits, tongues and the interpretation of tongues are available through the Holy Spirit and are for the Church today!
Man was Created in the image and likeness of God. Through the original sin of Adam and Eve, mankind has fallen from God and become sinful in nature, He is totally incapable of returning to God in himself, and is lost without hope apart from the Salvation of Jesus Christ.
Salvation is the gift of God through the grace and faith of Jesus Christ. There is no other Name, except that of Jesus Christ, by which men may be Saved. By turning from sin to repentence and trusting in Christ and His vicarious death, man is born again into eternal live by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
The Church is the Body and Bride of Christ, whose task is to take the Gospel to all men in all nations and to make disciple of them.
The Consummation of all things includes the visible, personal return of Jesus Christ, the Resurrection of the dead and the translation of those alive in Christ into the Presence of God for eternity.
The MAN, The MINISTRY, The MESSAGE
Dr. Morris Cerullo, Apostle and Prophet of the Lord Jesus Christ, is a man on the move for God. He is a man whose entire life is dedicated to fulfilling the call of God to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every living creature. In 1962, God gave him a specific call in Porte Alegro, Brazil when He said, "Son, build Me an army." This army is made up of Nationals trained to take the Gospel to their villages, cities, states, and nations with the same anointing that rests upon Dr. Cerullo's life and ministry.
The Holy Spirit revealed the truth of Jesus Christ as the Messiah to Morris Cerullo when he was only 14-1/2 years old, living in a Jewish Orthodox orphanage. God sent two angels to supernaturally lead him into the outside world on the first leg of a spiritual journey which has taken him to the very forefront of worldwide evangelism.
Since his call to the ministry at the age of 15, God has used Morris Cerullo to reach multitudes of people around the world in over half a century of ministry. To realize the impact of what this ministry has done is staggering Consider:
- Dr. Cerullo has ministered to innumerable multitudes of people face to face.
- Miracle Crusades in which the lame walk, the blind see, the deaf hear, and the Gospel is preached have reached up to 500,000 people in one service.
- Dr. Cerullo has ministered in scores of countries on six continents in person, via satellite, television, radio and literature.
- Over one million Nationals have been trained in his Schools of Ministry.
- Dr. Cerullo has personally ministered to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and heads of state in many nations.
- Morris Cerullo has written over 50 books, which have been distributed to millions, including spiritual classics such as: Proof Producers, Two Men From Eden, The New Anointing, You Can Know How To Defeat Satan, Son, Build Me an Army, Journey into the Promised Land: Daily Devotions for the New Millennium, God's Victorious Army Bible, Spiritual Warfare Financial Bible, Healing Bible, The Prophecy Bible and Financial Classic.
Ministering alongside Dr. Morris Cerullo for over 48 years has been his wife, Theresa. Theresa Cerullo is an energetic and effective part of the Morris Cerullo World Evangelism ministry, serving as the official Corporate Secretary/Treasurer. She is lovingly referred to as "Mama" by the millions of Nationals around the world.
In 1962, Dr. Cerullo realized there were more people alive around the world who had not heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ than could possibly be reached by any ministry through the traditional Missionary approach. He realized the key to reaching the world was to train Nationals to reach their own people--Africans reaching Africans, Asians reaching Asians, and South Americans reaching South Americans, etc.
This vision and specific call from God has resulted in an Army of the Body of Christ being raised up to reach their nations. They number over one million strong, as of this writing. The plans of the ministry have a specific objective of training Nationals on a regular monthly basis and reaching our inner cities for God. All the parts of the ministry fit together to make World Evangelism a mighty combination reaping the end-time harvest.
We are laborers together with Morris and Theresa Cerullo. Both frequently point out that this is not their ministry, but that it is our ministry ... including all the staff and partners. We are a spiritual family we have a spiritual relationship and demonstrate love, goodness, gentleness, and kindness even beyond natural relationships.
In 1988, The Holy Spirit planted the challenge in Morris Cerullo's heart to launch a new era of intensification to reach the lost ... to reach a billion people with the Gospel by the end of the year 2000.
To fulfill God's Plan, Brother Cerullo launched:
1. A New Era for strengthening the Body of Christ. God's Army must be mobilized by becoming soul-winning soldiers, ministering recruiters, and home front suppliers of the tools and weapons of spiritual warfare.
2. A New Era of Evangelism is sweeping through the world ... building God an Army ... training Nationals ... each one reaching one ... house to house, every person being a minister, working in tandem with worldwide communications technology. Together, we will reach the world with the Gospel by the end of year 2000!
We all share a vital role with Dr. and Mrs. Cerullo, in taking the message to the world that Jesus Christ is "The Resurrected Son of the Living God" and that His Resurrection power will meet each person at the point of his/her need.
Morris Cerullo World Evangelism is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven (7) committed and dedicated Christian men and women with a common goal and vision to reach the lost of this world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Morris Cerullo World Evangelism is known as the ministry upon which the sun never sets! At any given time, on any given day, somewhere in the world, ministry is going on under the banner of MCWE. Over the years, Dr. Cerullo has established and maintained tremendous relationships with "his sons and daughters in the Gospel" and his preaching, teaching, training, prophetic ministry and counseling is in great demand around the world.
This vision of Morris Cerullo World Evangelism is manifested in eight ministries of caring:
- Worldwide Crusades and Foreign Schools of Ministry
- North American & International Schools of Ministry
- God's Victorious Army members, Monthly Training publication, and Global Prayer Covering Ministry
- Global Satellite Network
- Worldwide Christian Television
- Worldwide Jewish Outreach
- Worldwide Literature Ministry
- Online Institute of Ministerial Studies (www.mcwe.com)
In addition to our international headquarters Mission Control Center, here in San Diego, California; MCWE maintains active offices in Dallas, Texas; England, Canada, Holland, Africa, South America, West Indies, Asia, Mexico, Russia, the Philippines and many more countries throughout the world.
