Rev. Sherisse M. Butler

Rev. Sherisse M. Butler Rev. Sherisse M. Butler, Youth Minister St. Paul AME Church Butler is a change-agent, community leader and youth/education advocate. Detroit raised. Sr. High School.
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Detroit educated. Proud graduate of Martin Luther King, Jr. Having pursued undergraduate and graduate degrees at Columbia University in NYC, Sherisse has worked in the K-12 and post-secondary education communities for over 15 years. She strongly believes that education is the pathway to freedom. Upon returning to Detroit in 2015, Sherisse became involved in the local community following in the ste

ps of her late grandmother Annie. Volunteering for local education initiatives, school board campaigns, voter registrations initiatives, and becoming a precinct delegate are just a few ways that Sherisse gives back to Detroit. Most proudly, Sherisse utilizes her strengths and talents to advocate for the needs of children in Detroit. Whether it is her service as the Assistant Director of Government & Community Affairs for Detroit Public Schools Community District, Youth Pastor of St. Paul AME Church, or serving on the Board of Directors for Teen HYPE Youth Development, Sherisse’s mission is to give voice to the most vulnerable children in our community, kick in the doors of opportunity, and to build a table, bring a chair and/or microphone to the spaces where decisions are made about young people. She believes the children are our now and our later, and that it is our responsibility to ensure that youth voice is elevated. Sherisse lives by the words of George Bernard Shaw, “I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It ia a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to the future generations.” It is her privilege to serve.

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Reverend Sherisse M. Butler

Sherisse M. Butler, a proud native of Detroit, MI, began her educational journey in the Detroit Public School System, where she graduated from Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in 2001.

Sherisse completed her undergraduate education in 2006 at Barnard College, Columbia University, (B.A.- Chemistry, major & Religion, Minor. During her college years at Columbia, Sherisse served in numerous leadership roles in the Columbia University Gospel Choir and EXCEL Campus Ministries (formerly Black Church at Columbia). Subsequently, Sherisse continued her studies at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. May 2011, she earned the Master of Divinity Degree with a focus in Systematic Theology and Christian Social Ethics. The Master's Thesis, "Sexuality and the A.M.E. Church: Toward A Liberating, Holistic, & Healthy Christian Ethic of Love” was completed with distinction. Sherisse is currently enrolled in Teachers College, Columbia University studying Health Education in the Health and Behavioral Studies Department. She plans to complete her educational studies there in the doctoral program. Her research interests continue to focus on Human Sexuality and the Black Church as a community organizational vehicle for providing education, nurturing and support for the afflicted.