Reverend Sharon Buttry

Rev. Sharon A. Buttry, MSW retired in 2019 as Associate Director of Training and Education at the
International Hope Center based in Hamtramck, Michigan. She is also recently retired as Global
Consultant for Community Transformation with International Ministries, American Baptist Churches,
USA. Rev. Buttry has extensive experience in urban community development in the United States and
has led workshops in faith-based community development and trauma awareness/recovery in Poland,
Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, India, Nagaland, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Middle
East. Rev. Buttry also leads “Transforming White Privilege” workshops, addressing systemic racism. She
earned graduate degrees in ministry and social work in Philadelphia (U PENN) between 1992- 1996 and
was ordained in 1996 via the American Baptist Churches at Calvary Baptist Church of Norristown, PA.
Rev. Buttry has been a leader in the Detroit area in interfaith relationships and serves as a voluntary
police chaplain in Hamtramck. She is a grant writer and administrator in community & police relations
for Hamtramck. She coordinates the Detroit Hamtramck Coalition for Advancing Healthy Environments.
Rev. Sharon Buttry is married to Rev. Dr. Daniel Buttry, retired Global Consultant for Peace and Justice,
International Ministries, American Baptist Churches. They live in a house they rescued from blight in
Hamtramck, Michigan, known as Hopewell House, where they mentor ministry leaders and house
asylum seekers. They are parents of three adult children residing in Michigan and Texas. Rev. Buttry’s
interests include gardening, painting, and taking people on tours to highlight Hamtramck’s art and
culture.