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The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a congregation of Roman Catholic religious women founded in 1845 in Monroe, Mich., in response to a need for the education of girls in that early frontier town. Over the years, the IHM Sisters taught in well over 100 parish grade schools and in over 50 high schools, including schools owned by the IHM congregation, as well as colleges.
Left: Mary Laird, IHM, in classroom with her students |
The continuum of this ministry of education includes IHM Sisters having served as teachers and administrators in colleges and seminaries nationwide and in 57 dioceses in the U.S., Canada, Africa and Latin America. The concept of education has broadened to include all phases of the life cycle from birth through senior adulthood and in a variety of ways, including learning communities with others. Ministries involving formal and religious education as well as eco-justice and social justice education are undertaken as means of spreading Jesus liberating mission and creating a more sustainable world.
IHM Sponsorship
Sponsorship is an ongoing relationship whereby the IHM Sisters influence an institution in a way that furthers the mission of both the institution and the Congregation. Sponsored institutions are those that continue the works founded by the Congregation, and for which the congregation retains canonical responsibility.
Statement on Sponsorship
The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary works in partnership with the administration, faculty, staff, and boards to uphold the integrity of the IHM mission in the schools, maintain academic excellence, and keep tradition alive in each of the schools for future generations. The mission of the IHM sponsored educational institutions includes personal and social transformation that witnesses to the liberating mission of Jesus. Sponsored schools, faithful to the mission of the IHM Congregation, educate in an environment permeated by the Gospel values of love, compassion, justice, reconciliation, and concern for the poor.
Belief Statement
Inspired by their founders, Theresa Maxis Duchemin and Louis Florent Gillet, the IHM Sisters have served the Catholic Church in various ministries, including education since 1845. As the sponsor of educational institutions, the IHM Congregation holds the following beliefs:
We believe in a commitment to the liberating mission of Jesus with special focus on those who are poor, abandoned, or oppressed.
We believe in the development of a Christian community which witnesses to a profound respect for each human being and an acceptance of all persons.
We believe in challenging students to make decisions in the light of Gospel values and global realities.
We believe in encouraging students to act on behalf of justice.
We believe in a commitment to eradicate the causes of oppression and injustice through a feminist perspective that empowers all.
We believe in an ecological consciousness that fosters an interdependence of all nature, nurturing relationships that will enhance the well being of the earth and all persons.
We believe in fostering excellence in education.
We believe in a holistic education of persons, fostering self-motivation, flexibility, and openness to change.
IHM Sponsored Schools - Read about each of our sponsored schools:
Marian High School
Marygrove College
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Detroit Cristo Rey High School
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