Denny Duron is a pastor, coach, entrepreneur, inventor, educator, author, composer, producer, communicator, motivator and student of God’s Word.  His burning desire is to awaken destiny one heart at a time.  Denny is the senior pastor of Shreveport Community Church in Shreveport, Louisiana.  He is married to DeAnza and they have seven children and 15 grandchildren and another on the way! Pastor Denny’s ministry actually began on the football field as a player at LA Tech University.  As a quarterback in the seasons of 1972 and 1973, Denny led the Bulldogs to two national championships and a 24-1 record.  He was twice named all Southland Conference first team quarterback and in 1973 was chosen as the Southland Conference Most Valuable Offensive Player. In 2017 he was inducted into the Louisiana Tech Football Hall of Fame. In addition to his honorable mention All American recognition his senior season, he was drafted in the second round by the Birmingham Americans of the new “World Football League.”  Denny played two years at Birmingham and then signed with the Washington Redskins in 1976.

It was there in training camp that he first heard the call of God to take his life in a different direction.  The Washington Star carried the headline the next day “Even Redskins no match for the call of God.” Denny also began the Evangel Christian Academy football program at Shreveport, Louisiana that has achieved national prominence.  He served as head coach for 6 years and offensive coordinator for 14.  During that time “Coach Duron” coached numerous all Americans, while at the same time virtually re-writing the national offensive record books for yardage, touchdowns and points scored.  Evangel Christian Academy was named by USA Today as one of the top 8 High School springboards to the NFL. Coach, Pastor Denny now serves as Chancellor of  Evangel Christian Academy and head coach of the ECA Eagles along with his pastoral duties.  The outreaches of Shreveport Community Church are expansive and include The Educational Center for Autism, Winner’s Circle, a camp for inner-city children; and Eaglecreek Recovery Center, a live-in facility ministering to men with addictions. In addition, Denny has written a Grammy Award winning song, “We’ve Come to Worship” performed by the Blackwood Brothers.  He also shares a patent for “Fungoman” an automated pitching machine used by various professional, college and high school baseball, softball and tennis programs.  He has been awarded from the Christian Film Festival for best screen play, “The Healer” and various other awards in the arts.