About Rev. Naveen Balakrishnan
Rev. Naveen Balakrishnan, was raised in Hyderabad, India in an orthodox Hindu Brahmin (priestly) family. He earned his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering at JNTU College of Engineering in Hyderabad, India. In 1990, he came to the US to pursue a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Through the Clemson Area International Friendship program, he met an American family that invited him to attend a church service with them.
He underwent many trials, struggling for the bare necessities of life, before the Lord provided him with the means for physical and spiritual food. He was torn between the love for his mother (who was seriously ill in India, being paralyzed on one side) and his strong love for Christ and the calling. He made the agonizing decision in February 1993, and surrendered his life to Jesus as his Savior and Lord. He was called to the gospel ministry six months later and underwent training for M. Div at Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West SC. He is married with three children with one preceeding to heaven.
Rev. Naveen Balakrishnan has been the pastor of the First Baptist Church, SBC in Paxton, IL since December 2001.
Pastor Naveen’s personal testimony is available on web site at the following URL: http://home.illicom.net/users/naveen/
Directions to New Dover United Methodist Church
( 687 New Dover Road, Edison, NJ – 08820 )
From Garden State Parkway:
1. Take Exit 131, stay right (You will enter into Route 27 South).
2. Go to 1st traffic light, turn right onto Wood Avenue (You are turning right at BP and Exxon gas stations).
3. Pass next traffic light (cross Oak Tree Rd).
4. At the next traffic light, make a left onto New Dover Road.
5. Church (New Dover United Methodist Church, 687 New Dover Rd, Edison, NJ-08820) is on the left side with ample parking in front and back
Note: One way Entry and one way Exit only.