About Us
Angela M. Butcher
Before co-founding Hesed International Missions, Angela served as a law clerk to a federal appellate judge and practiced law at two of the nation’s most prestigious law firms in Washington, DC. In July 2011, Angela turned her long-time passion for children into her full-time mission when she will move to Addis Ababa to open a home for orphaned and at-risk children. While H.I.M. provides children with crucial immediate care, Angela’s ultimate goal is to help children find permanent family homes though reunification whenever possible, and through adoption when appropriate.
Steve Butcher, Sr.
Steve Butcher, Sr. is a real estate attorney that has been practicing in the Rochester, New York area since 1981. He is the devoted husband of Dianna, the proud father of three [including Angela, see above] and the doting grandfather of eight.
In November of 2004 he was given the mandate by God to spearhead what would become Amazon River Churches (A.R.C.). He now operates as the executive director of A.R.C.
In the summer of 2010 he received the call to “Africa” and now also operates as the President of Hesed International Missions [H.I.M.]
A.R.C. operates as a service organization to Project Amazon [PAZ] headquartered in Santarem, Brazil.
H.I.M. is currently unaffiliated with any other ministry but is working closely with the Elim Church of Uganda and The Church on the Wings in Msusu Malawi.