Duke has served as Senior Pastor at Hickory Valley Community Church since August of 1993.  He is a graduate of Warner Southern College with a B.A. in Organizational Management and from the University of Tennessee with a M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling.  Duke is founder and principal of Hamilton Heights High School, a church-directed college-prep high school sponsored by The Hickory Valley Community Church.  Duke and his wife, Shirlene, have three children: Michael, Krystal, and Stephen, and one daughter-in-law, Ceren.