Senior Pastor

Rick and Jane Soto planted The Ranch Church in 2007, and both served as missionaries before Rick transitioned into Pastoral ministry, and Jane into motherhood. Both have had the pleasure of speaking at various conferences, at home and abroad.

Pastor Rick is a gifted Bible teacher who enjoys a good laugh. He blogs frequently on his website simplebiblecommentary.com, and is the author of one book.

Rick graduated from San Diego State University, and Jane from Cal. They live in Solvang with their four sons.

Contact Rick at Rick@ranchchurch.com

Visit Ricks Simple Bible Commentary blog at https://simplebiblecommentary.com/blog/

Associate Pastor

Jeff and Robyn Clay planted The Ranch Church in 2007, and both have a career background in dentistry. Previously Jeff owned his own dental lab, and Robyn is a well credentialed dental assistant.

Pastor Jeff is a Teaching Pastor and leads our discipleship and men’s ministries. Robyn is frequently found hosting a number of events and small groups at their house.

The Clay’s live in Solvang, have three married kids, and one gorgeous grandbaby.

Contact Jeff at jeff@ranchchurch.com

Youth Pastor

Toby Soto is a teaching Pastor and runs our high school ministry. He is passionate for evangelism, the marginalized, and for God to raise up a new generation of Christ followers.

Toby is a former student of Calvary Chapel Bible College, and has spent time serving the Lord in Ethiopia, as well two camping ministries.

His commitment to Biblical truth and doctrine, along with his creativity and energy makes his leadership attractive to many.

Contact Toby at tobysoto@gmail.com

Business Manager/Administrative Director

Jeff and Leslie Guenther have served at The Ranch Church for a number of years, and transitioned out of professional life into gospel ministry. Jeff retired early as Senior Manager of Financial and Strategic Planning for a major defense contractor, and Leslie left behind a career in the insurance industry.

Currently Jeff serves as the Business Manager for The Ranch Church, and brings leadership to all of our media and online tools. Leslie serves as our Administrative Director, helping people enter into the The Ranch Church family.

The Guenther’s live in Buellton, and have a wonderful daughter who just graduated from college and now has a great job in Hospitality Management.

Contact Leslie at leslie@ranchchurch.com

Contact Jeff at accounting@ranchchurch.com

Elder

Elder

Elder