Meri Crouley Ministries Presents Nov. 1st Open the Heavens Event
Keys To the Golden Gate at San Francisco Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge
Written by Mike Hernandez
CALIRED NEWS–Meri Crouley Ministries is hosting a Nov. 1st Open The Heavens Keys to The Golden Gate event at The San Francisco Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge, 2850 19th Avenue from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Saturday, Nov. 1st event features worship from Kingsley Walker (St. Louis, Missouri), James Nesbit (a prophetic artist) and the Judah Worship Company as well as 14 speakers which include:
- Pastor Che Ahn (running for California governor): Founder of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, California established Harvest International Ministry in 1996 that connects 25,000 churches and ministries across more than 60 countries. On June 15, he announced to his church to launch a grassroots movement for California Governor grounded in faith, family and freedom.
- Pastor Dave Bryan of Glad Tidings Church in Yuba City, California: Known for his teachings on spiritual warfare, deliverance ministry and healing.
- Lou Engle: Founder of TheCall and prayer rallies across the nation and around the world that have brought together hundreds of thousands of people from multiple countries to pray and fast. Engle was a senior leader of the International House of Prayer and has assisted in the formation of the Justice House of Prayer.
- Pastor Chuck Pierce: Founder and President of Glory of Zion International Ministries, located in Corinth, Texas in a 200,000 square-foot former Boeing aircraft factory. Glory of Zion has a network of 600 house churches; 1000 associated nonprofits; and more than 100 privately owned businesses. Glory of Zion in 2023 absorbed an organization founded by Pierce called Global Harvest Ministries focused on evangelism and church planting around the world.
Other featured speakers include:
- Co-Founders and Senior Pastors Carina and Edgar Arceo of Mount Zion Sanctuary in San Jose.
- Margaret Liu Collins: Founder of real estate brokerage firm and served as director of five non-profit organizations and three community organizations.
- Mike Dowling: Started the San Francisco House of Prayer.
- Isabelle Finney: Founded Bay Area Special Operations, a private organization of investigators in California and Nevada that find trafficked children.
- Pastors Sunny & Linda Lara of Son of David Church in San Jose.
- Pastor Evan Prosser of the Homeless Church in San Francisco.
- Shahzad Sadique: Chief Executive for JP Morgan Mansart Management for almost 13 years.
- Pastor Ren Schuffman, Senior Pastor of Freedom Fellowship Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a former worship pastor now engaged in church planting and healing ministry.
Meri Crouley will present a showing of her documentary “Freedom Cry: Sex Trafficking In America” during the afternoon of the Open Heavens event which highlights true stories from women who live and were born in America. The documentary shows how these women were groomed into this life and their miraculous journey to freedom. Human Trafficking is a $150 billion industry worldwide and is growing at an alarming rate and soon will surpass drug trafficking with over 800,000 children involved.

The San Francisco Open the Heavens event is free with a love offering taken at the event. Register at: https://mericrouley.com/event/open-the-heavens-san-francisco-ca/. A VIP Pass costs $177 until Oct. 15 and after that date costs $197. A VIP Pass includes special seating upfront by the stage; VIP parking in the underground garage; lunch in the banquet facility attached to the auditorium and a VIP meet and greet with the speakers. There are only 120 VIP Passes. To register for a VIP Pass do so at the above listed link.

Meri Crouley is the President of Destiny Studios and is in development on several major motion pictures including one on Lonnie Frisbee, a minister and evangelist during the Jesus movement in the late 60s and early 70s. She also hosts her own television program called “Now is the Time” which is broadcast around the world via satellite, various media outlets and on You Tube and a weekly Hollywood zoom on Wednesday evenings.
Meri believes that there is another spirit of Renaissance which is being released where millions are going to enter the Kingdom of God through the creative arts and music. She also has founded a non-profit organization called Youthwave Explosion. It was established in 1996 and Youthwave has hosted many large outreach concerts where thousands of young people’s lives have been impacted through music and the gospel.
Her message is to challenge people to rise up, take action and find their destiny and purpose for their lives. Her first book was released a few years ago by Deeper Calling Media entitled “When God Speaks” and has sold thousands of copies. She also has produced many teaching CD’s and DVD’s.
Meri Crouley books include:
- “From Glory to Glory: One Woman’s Journey of Faith”: (Cost: $14.95) Feb. 19, 2021

- “Freedom Cry: Women Fighting Trafficking”: (Cost: $12.78) Sept. 2, 2022
- “The Prodigal: The Life of Lonnie Frisbee”: (Cost: 14.95) Feb. 18, 2023

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