STAFF

 

Sharon Buttry

Sharon is a Hamtramck resident and ministers to children, families and the community as Minister of Mission with  Acts 29. She has lived in and led faith based inner city ministry in Boston, Philadelphia, and now Detroit. Sharon loves to be a part of building the kingdom of God “on earth as it is in heaven.” You can find Sharon writing grants, coaching Bible quizzing, teaching in the Acts 29 ECCLESIA School of Missions, and hosting mission teams. Sharon is also the Co-Chair of Hamtramck Community Initiative, leading efforts to reduce crime with  groups like WEED and SEED (not a garden club, that’s WEED out crime, and SEED in positive community building action).

Sharon is married to global missionary Rev. Dr. Daniel Buttry, and is mother of Chris (Hamtramck), Jon (Atlanta) and Janelle (Detroit). Sharon and Dan travel internationally together once a year with Dan’s global peace building ministry.  Sharon teaches with Dan and conducts her own workshops on community development and trauma awareness and recovery.
Painting, art, music, scrap booking and cooking are the things she likes to do when family and friends gather around. Sharon’s favorite book of the Bible is Isaiah. Her favorite scripture is Jesus’ quotation of Isaiah,  in Luke chapter 4, when Jesus declares, “I AM Jubilee”.

Brad and Stacey Setser

Brad and Stacey Setser have been a part of Acts 29 from the very beginning. Brad used to own his own gutter company and now directs Axis ministries, the branch of Acts 29 which engages in Home Repair, Blight Elimination and Vocational Training. Brad is a licensed contractor and a former owner of his own gutter company.

Stacey is a special education teacher, specializing in working with children with Autism. Stacey does not work full-time at Acts 29, but helps out with summer Back Yard Bible Clubs and Camping ministries. Both Brad and Stacey are FYRE Youth Ministers. They have two children: Christopher and Dean.

Andrew and Abby Layer moved from Wisconsin to Michigan in June of 2008 to serve the people of Hamtramck with Acts 29. Abby first visited Acts 29 in the spring of 2006 on a college urban mission trip with Campus Crusade. The following winter, she told Andrew he had to come and see what God was doing in Detroit. Following college, they both agreed it was where God wanted them to live and serve.You can find Andrew and Abby working with youth and camping with Acts 29. Andrew serves as Secretary of the Acts 29 Governing Board and Co-director of Axis. He is currently helping in the preparations to start a cabinet shop. Abby is involved in women’s ministries and teaching Women’s English as a Second Language. She has recently begun leading the team of worship leaders. They have grown to love the community and long to see broken people made new in Christ.

Jonathan Ammon was miraculously born again out of a life of self-abuse and mental illness by the power of the Holy Spirit and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Jonathan is a Hamtramck resident and works full time at Acts 29 as an ESL Teacher, Web Administrator, and as a FYRE Minister of Youth.

Sean Coté works as a graphic designer at Paper Tower Studios by day and is charging the redevelopment of children’s ministry at Acts 29 by night (and weekends), amongst constant other activities of a life lived in Hamtramck and Detroit. He eagerly looks forward to the work God will continue to do and increase in the Hamtramck-Detroit area and his treasured home state of Michigan as a whole.