Leadership & Staff
The people behind the mission
A ministry is only as strong as its people — from the founders on the road in Minnesota to the tías rocking children to sleep in Honduras. Meet the team that makes IMI run.
Ministry leadership
Who leads IMI
Rev. Tom Stamman
Founder & CEO
Evangelist, author of eight books, and the "Blue Collar Prophet" — Tom leads IMI's vision, preaches at 400+ engagements a year, and ordains ministers worldwide.
Learn more →Dr. Teresa Stamman, M.D.
Vice President; Director of Cities of Refuge
A medical doctor fluent in multiple languages, Teresa leads IMI's operations, the Cities of Refuge, and the safe-house network, and hosts the annual Women's Conference.
Learn more →Pastor Matthew Goers
IMI Ministers — Ordination
Matthew handles applications, references, transfers, and renewals for the roughly 800 ministers IMI has ordained across thirty countries.
Learn more →Mary Newman
Conference Coordinator
Mary coordinates registration, meals, lodging, and volunteers for IMI's three annual conferences in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Learn more →City of Refuge, Honduras
The team on the hill
One hundred Honduran staff — plus foreign missionaries — house, feed, teach, heal, and protect 90 children at the flagshipCity of Refugenear Comayagua. The ministry publishes their first names, exactly as they are known to the children.
Administration
Karla, Kelly, and Vivian
The City of Refuge would not run at all were it not for these ladies dotting the proverbial "i"s and crossing the "t"s.
Licensed Professionals
Dr. Sara Herrera, M.D.; Julisa and Saguaro, social work
A physician and two social workers care for the children's physical and emotional health on campus.
La Finca — The Farm
Carlos, Wilmer, Daniel, Jesus, and Melvin
Farming in Honduras is not easy. This full-time crew works the fields and ponds that feed the campus and fund the mission.
Tías & Tíos — Caregivers
Lilian, Rena, Jenry, Eddy, and Mario
The "aunts and uncles" supervise and disciple the children 24 hours a day on rotating weekly schedules — the closest thing to parents many of these children have known.
La Cocina — The Kitchen
Irma, Ana Julia, and Aurora
Three meals a day for 90 children and 100 staff start in this kitchen.
Construction & Maintenance
Manuel, Saul, and Juan
More than 80 buildings — and counting — are built and kept standing by this team.
Escuela — The School
Laura (principal); teachers Gualdina, Consuelo, Grace, Cindy, Marvin, Nelly, Marcia, Manuel, Genesis, and Tony
The campus school exceeds Honduran national education standards and passes every annual government inspection.
Transportation
Henry, Dennis, and Roger
Drivers and mechanics keep people, produce, and supplies moving between the campus and the surrounding communities.
Security
A dedicated security team
Their names are kept private, but their watchfulness keeps the whole campus safe day and night.
Full-Time Missionaries
Lee
Serving on campus year-round alongside the Honduran staff.
Stand with this team
Every sponsorship and gift pays a teacher, a tía, a farmer — the hands that hold the mission together.