Rev. Joseph Chinnaiyan

Rev. Joseph Chinnaiyan was born in India as an orthodox Hindu and accepted Jesus Christ at the age of 13. At the early stage of his conversion, Joseph felt the call of God strongly and committed his life to do full-time ministry.  After his initial training with Dr Justin Prabakaran, Joseph moved to the UK to pursue his Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Theology from Regents Theological college. He was also trained as a Counselor and has completed various other studies like discipleship and leadership training. 
 

Joseph was appointed as the Director of Training for Youth With A Mission - YWAM (an international interdenominational mission organisation) for 3 years. He also served as a member of the board of the YWAM council for 3 years. 

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Joseph is currently serving as the senior pastor of New Hope Tamil Church in Smethwick, Birmingham since 1999. He is a man of audacious faith and an exceptional leader filled with God-given vision and dreams. Since his appointment as the Senior Pastor, he has taken New Hope church on a new journey and has seen positive changes which have contributed hugely to the growth of the church. He is a gifted preacher and teacher and has experience in more than 15 countries.

 

Joseph is married to Elisabeth and they have 2 lovely sons Joshua and Jacob.