Our Faculty

Dr. Dawn Kirven

Principal

Dr. Kirven received a Bachelor degree in music education in 1995 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a full scholarship as a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. She also received a Master degree in education from Southern Wesleyan University in 2007. After completing her internship at Maranatha Christian School and John W. Moore Intermediate School, she received her Principal license from Capella University in 2019 and a PhD in Educational Leadership and Administration from Capella University in 2021.

“I am very passionate about education and have a love for Maranatha Christian School as two of my daughters graduated with honors from MCS and went on to pursue degrees in teaching and the medical field. I am excited and humbled to be named principal of Maranatha Christian School and look forward to serving the students, teachers, staff, and community of Florence.”