The Loween Residence

The Loween Dorm consists of the third and forth floors of the on-campus high school dorm. Currently, the third floor is home to 15 boys, and the forth floor is home to 15 girls. Each of the two floors has eight, two-person rooms.  Each room has a sink and shares bathroom/shower facilities with and adjoining room.  The third floor also has a family room, where the residents like to relax.  They have access to computers, a pool table, ping-pong table, big screen TV, study area, and a music practice room that has a piano. The dorm is able to house 32 students, two Residence Assistants (RA), and one dorm family.

Dorm Parents, Mike and Jaci Loween, are originally from Minnesota, USA. They have been serving at TCIS as Student Life Ministry and High School English teacher, respectively, since 2005. Thus, this is their fifth year at TCIS, and their second year working in the Boarding Program. Mike has a Bachelor’s Degree in Youth Ministry from Crown College in St. Bonifacius, MN. Jaci has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts and Literature Education, grades 5-12, from Bethel University in St. Paul, MN. The Loweens have one son, Jacob, who was born in Korea in September of 2007.

Eric George is the male resident life assistant for the boys' hall in the Loween dorm. August 2006 he began his time at TCIS in the Adams dorm. He went to school at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina graduating with a B.S. degree in Communication and Bible. Eric has a background in camp ministry where he grew up and later employed at a church conference center in Flat Rock, North Carolina USA.

Merry Anna Greene is one of the RA's in Loween Dorm. She is from Jacksonville, FL. She graduated in December 2008 from Columbia International University with a BS in General Studies and a minor in Psychology. She has been involved with youth ministry for the last six years but this is her first time being a residence assistant (RA). Her passion is discipling young people, to equip them to make a difference in the world. She enjoys being at the beach and enjoying a good cup of coffee.