Inner-city Missions was incorporated in 1979 by its founder, Evangelist Stephan Benson, under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code as a religious organization or para-church ministry; with a Mission Statement to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ to lost souls and to disciple those who believe, in the inner-cities of America and of the world. I.C.M.’s operations would be conducted primarily through the preaching and teaching ministry of Evangelist Stephan Benson: to special people groups, in different venues, and through diverse means. I.C.M. is one ministry with many missions, each of which is deployed to produce fruit among the African Diaspora living in the inner-cities of the world.