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 in Clemson , SC , he met an American family who invited him to attend a church service with them.  Through their manifold witness and prayers over a period of 15 months, Naveen was brought to a true understanding concerning the Person of the LORD Jesus Christ.  

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 four children with one preceeding to heaven.  

Rev. Naveen Balakrishnan has been the pastor of the Hopewell Baptist Church in Adams Run, SC since September 2006.  He has previously pastored churches in Paxton , Illinois as well as in Abbeville , SC and has been in the pastoral ministry since 1997.  He is often invited to speak at Revivals, Bible Conferences, Christian Apologetics Seminars, College Campuses and also youth groups in various churches.  

Pastor Naveen’s personal testimony is available on web site at the following URL: https://home.illicom.net/~naveen/

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