Faithful Shepherds
Serving Christ and His Church
The pastors of Sola Church are committed to faithfully teaching God’s Word, caring for His people, and equipping the church to grow in grace and maturity. Their desire is to lead with humility, wisdom, and a deep dependence on Jesus Christ.
As shepherds of the church, they seek to encourage, guide, and serve the people God has entrusted to their care. Get to know the pastors who help lead Sola Church as we worship together, pursue biblical faithfulness, and advance the gospel from our neighborhoods to the nations.

Carney Lucas
Preaching Pastor/Elder
Carney grew up in California and has been in pastoral ministry for over 20 years, serving churches in Arizona, California, and Washington. He and his wife, Beth, are experts at having children (Five), but still trying to figure out how to raise them all. Carney holds degrees from Arizona State University, Golden Gate Seminary, and a doctorate from Gateway Seminary. His personal ministry includes serving professional baseball players as a chaplain in the LA Angels organization.

Travis Southern
Pastor/Elder
Travis has lived in the Tri-Cities since 2017. He has pastored churches in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Washington. He also has degrees from the University of Oklahoma, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and holds a PhD from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He currently teaches full time at Veritas Scholars Academy. Travis has been happily married since 2000, and has three children and one grandson. He loves baseball, fishing, backpacking, skiing, and a good cup of coffee.

Jerod Foss
Pastor/Elder
Jerod has lived most of his life here in the Tri-Cities, and currently works for an engineering firm in the area. He and his wife call Kennewick home with their four children.

D.J. Lowrance
Pastor/Elder
D.J. has spent most of his life in the Tri-Cities, and is a teacher in Kennewick. He is a graduate of Maranatha Baptist University and Virginia Beach Theological Seminary. He is married to Candice and they have 3 daughters.

Micah Hughes
Worship Leader
Micah grew up in the Tri-Cities and is currently a student at Liberty University. He has served the church in youth and music ministry and is now grateful to do so at Sola Church. He loves serving, getting out into God’s beautiful creation, hunting, sports, and of course making some noise with his guitar. He’s also always up for a good adventure or a reason to play a round of golf.


