Background

Ethnicity: Cerullo's father was Italian, while his mother is said to be of Jewish heritage.

Morris was born on the 2nd of October, 1931 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States, the fifth and last child of an Italian immigrant father, Joseph Cerullo, and Jewish mother, Bertha (Rosenblatt) Cerullo. His parents died in an automobile accident when he was very young, after that he was placed in an Orthodox Jewish orphanage.

Education

At age 17, with no money to pay for tuition, Cerullo received a scholarship to the New York Metropolitan Bible School in Suffern, New York, from where he graduated in 1953. After that he attended Northeastern Bible College.

Cerullo has received honorary doctorates of Divinity and Humanities from Oral Roberts University and Florida Beacon College, respectively.

Career

Cerullo began preaching the gospel at the age of 16, after claiming to have seen a vision from God, in which he witnessed people suffering torments in Hell. By the time he was 20, he was pastoring his own 15-member church, and due to limited funds, he had to be the pastor, janitor, maintenance man, and landscaper all rolled into one. His hard work paid off, though. Within eight months, his once tiny church became one of the largest in New England. Morris Cerullo founded World Evangelism, Inc. in San Diego, California where he served as an administrator in 1961.

In 1968, Dr. Cerullo began his first campaign of reaching out to the Jewish population in Israel. Three years later he launched a radio ministry that reached millions in nine surrounding nations. In the early 1980s, Dr. Cerullo produced and aired three television specials from historic sites in Israel. For over 56 consecutive years, Dr. Cerullo has traveled to the Holy Land with a passion for God’s chosen people. His calling took him to Latin America, Asia, and Africa. During the 1980s, Cerullo was probably better known in Latin America than in the United States.

Morris was a partner at Inspirational Network (formerly Praise the Lord Network) since 1990, and host of Victory with Morris Cerullo (television program) since 1991. He was a former co-administrator at Heritage USA (Christian theme park) in Fort Mills, South Carolina.

Dr. Cerullo established the World Prayer Center in San Diego in 2002. Later in 2011 “Victory Today” television program was launched. Dr. Cerullo mobilized 2,000 churches and trained 18,000 Nationals in 2014 and three years later The Legacy Center was approved to be built in San Diego, California.

Cerullo has authored numerous books such as “My Story” that was written in 1965, “The Back Side of Satan” in 1973, “A Guide to Total Health and Prosperity” in 1977, “Revelation Healing Power” in 1979, “Victory Miracle Living, It's Harvest Time” in 1982, “The Miracle Book” in 1984 and “The Last Great Anointing” 1999. His most recent books are “Demolishing Demonic Strongholds: Spiritual Firepower” that was written in 2012, “The Legend of Morris Cerullo: How God Used an Orphan to Change the World” in 2016, “Winning The Battle For Your Mind” in 2016, “Total Provision Continual Supply” in 2017.

Achievements

• Dr. Cerullo has written over 200 classic Christian books, unique study Bibles, and devotionals. He has produced an abundance of teaching and training materials on audio and video and has established many organizations and facilities around the world to teach and train new Christians.
  
  Cerullo developed a TV special, Masada, which won three Golden Globe awards and generated 200,000 responses.
  
  His organization "Morris Cerullo World Evangelism" has assisted many facilities around the world to teach and train new Christians. MCWE is also known for its humanitarian support and has provided aid to Ethiopia, medical assistance in East Africa, and helped build multiple orphanages in Mexico.
  
  Most recently, Morris and his wife, Theresa Cerullo, partnered with Tommy and Matthew Barnett to build several floors of the Los Angeles Dream Center that houses 200 women who have come off the streets of Los Angeles, out of drugs, human trafficking, and prostitution. The floor is called Mama Theresa's Place in honor of Theresa Cerullo.
  
  Over his lifetime, the successful Pentecostal minister has accrued great wealth, including a 12,000 square-foot gated mansion in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country, assets estimated at over twelve million dollars, and several private jets.

Works

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  • The Legend of Morris Cerullo: How God Used an Orphan to Change the World

    (The Legend of Morris Cerullo is the amazing story of how ...)

    2016
  • God's Purpose for the Fivefold Ministry

    (Have you ever wondered about the fivefold ministry, as de...)

    2015
  • The Beast of Revelation

    (Who are the beasts of Revelation? This insightful book ta...)

    1999
  • Winning The Battle For Your Mind

    (Winning the Battle for Your Mind is a comprehensive and v...)

    2016
  • The Seven Trumpets

    (One of the most difficult passages to understand in the B...)

    2002
  • A New Level of Strategic Warfare Prayer

    (A New Level of Strategic Warfare Prayer gives detailed gu...)

    2012
  • The Last Great Wealth Transfer

    (During history, there have been three great wealth transf...)

    1997
  • 21 Days to Your Total Healing

    (This powerful 21-day devotional takes you step by step th...)

    2010
  • Demolishing Demonic Strongholds: Spiritual Firepower

    (Demolishing Demonic Strongholds brings together the wisdo...)

    2012
  • Understanding Your Calling

    (Understanding Your Calling leads every Christian to exami...)

    2016
  • The Miracle Book

    (The Miracle Book by Morris Cerullo will reveal how God wa...)

    1984
  • The Power of Pentecost

    (Many people do not understand what Pentecost is and dismi...)

    2014
  • Proof Producers: What Must We Do that We Might Work the Works of God?

    (In his book, Proof Producers, Morris Cerullo answers thes...)

    1972
  • How to Pray

    (How to Pray covers subjects not normally touched by the t...)

    2009
  • Confess the Promise Out

    (The spoken Word of God carries an awesome creative power....)

    1977
  • Divine Appointment With Destiny!

    (In this book, you will receive revelation knowledge. You ...)

    2013
  • The New Anointing 1975
  • The Last Great Anointing 1999
  • Total Provision Continual Supply! 2017
  • Strategies of Jesus to Defeat Satan 2017
  • You Can Know How to Defeat Satan 1980
  • Giving and Receiving 2001
  • How To Win The Battle Of The Tongue 1992
  • One Demon Spirit 2001
  • The Fall of Babylon 2002
  • Babylon: Capital for the Antichrist 2002
  • How to Take the limits off of God 1978

Religion

Morris Cerullo was raised in a Jewish Orthodox orphanage in New Jersey until the age of 14 when he gave his life to Christ. Currently, Morris is a supporter of Pentecostalism, which deals with a Protestant Christian movement that emphasizes the direct personal experience of God through baptism with the Holy Spirit.

Views

Quotations: “Your circumstances are an opportunity for you to draw near to God and for God to reveal Himself to you through those circumstances in a greater way than He ever has before".

“You are a product of your own personal environment. What you have observed and what you have been taught affects your level of expectancy and can hinder you from receiving the miracle you need".

"You’re not looking at Morris Cerullo; you’re looking at God; you’re looking at Jesus".

Membership

Morris Cerullo is a member of numerous organizations such as Canada Academy of Cultural Exchange (honorary director), National Association of Evangelicals, Evangelical Press Association, San Diego Chamber of Commerce, San Diego Visitors and Convention Bureau, World Affairs Council.

Connections

Morris Cerullo is the husband of Theresa Cerullo. They got married in 1951. They have been married for more than 50 years. Cerullo has three children with Theresa, David (born 1952), Susa (born 1954), and Mark (born 1957 and died 1993).

Father:

Joseph Cerullo

Mother:

Bertha (Rosenblatt) Cerullo

Wife:

Theresa Cerullo

Son:

David Cerullo

Daughter:

Susa Cerullo

late son:

Mark Cerullo

grandchild:

Ben Cerullo