Founded November 10, 1845 Monroe, Michigan by Theresa Maxis Duchemin, IHM and Louis Florent Gillet, CSsR The history of the IHM Congregation is in reality a story of fidelity -- fidelity to God, to the mission of Jesus, to the Catholic Church, to service, to truth and to a vision that is both liberating and empowering. Theresa Maxis and Louis Florent Gillet were great-souled visionaries who struggled to turn dreams into possibilities. Their lives were a pilgrimage in which they were ever faithful to the inner voice of God's Spirit. Their groundedness in the truth, persistence in the face of adversity, resourcefulness, boundless energy for mission, joyfulness, love for the abandoned and radical willingness to go where God was leading them are a living legacy to the IHM sisters today. Read more about the extraordinary beginnings of our congregation and check out where God has led the IHM sisters since 1845.