Clergy and Staff
The Rev. Dustin Fecht, Rector
Fr. Dustin Fecht and his wife Natalie are both Illinois natives. Fr. Dusty grew up in the Quad Cities, enjoying many of our wonderful QC-style pizza places and Whitey’s Ice Cream. He was ordained in the Diocese of Northern Indiana and came to All Saints from Racine, Wisconsin. He received his Masters of Divinity from Duke Divinity School. Though not a cradle Episcopalian, it was in college that Dusty felt God gently guiding him to something new and old at the same time. The deep generosity of the Anglican Tradition, the reverent worship, and the comfort of Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist made the Episcopal Church feel like home. These days, he spends much of his time going on walks with his wife and two children, Jude and Edith. He loves reading to his children, listening to records, and he bleeds Cubbie Blue! Although 2020 has been a challenging year, he believes God's faithfulness in Christ has shown us that he will see us through.
The Rev. Kathy Hand, Deacon
Kathy and her husband, Bob have been members of All Saints since it was founded in February 2009. She was called to pursue the Diaconate in 2016, and completed her seminary work at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkley, CA, and Bexley-Seabury in Chicago. She was ordained a Deacon in December 2021.
She has a both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Bradley University and went on to work toward completing part of a PhD in Clinical Psychology. She taught English on the High School level and Language Arts in grades 4-6. She has many interests, which she continues to pursue.
One important interest is writing, and she has published the church Announcements for the past 13 years. She also enjoys reading and writing poetry.
One of her biggest joys is receiving a visit from her daughter, Laura and her grandson, Caleb, who live in the Minneapolis area. They keep her active and feeling young-at-heart.
Dr. John W. Hildreth, Music Director
John W. Hildreth is a native of Evansville, Indiana. He began his music studies there with Eva Crawford Brooks with whom he studied piano and who was his inspiration for becoming an organist. He entered the Preparatory School of Music at the University of Evansville as a scholarship student while a student at Lincoln High School. There he studied piano with Margaret Shepherd and organ with Gerald Clark. In 1959 he won the Arion Music Award at Lincoln High School where he played trombone in the band and was drum major during his high school years.
He began his college education at Concordia Junior College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was a member of the college chorus, the brass choir, and was choir tour accompanist and chapel organist, while at the same time pursuing Pre-Theological Studies and earning the A.A. Degree. He continued at Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he continued his Pre-Theological Studies and chose music as an academic concentration and served as chapel organist. He received the B.A. Degree from Concordia in 1965.
In 1967 he began studies with Professor Robert Reuter at Chicago Musical College, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois in organ and church music and also studied piano with Felix Ganz. He was regularly on the Dean’s List and was the recipient of numerous music scholarships. He received a B.M. Degree in Organ and Church Music in 1969 and an M.M. Degree in Organ and Church Music with Highest Honors in 1970 from Roosevelt.
He began his doctoral work at the Northwestern University School of Music in Evanston, Illinois and completed the Ph.D. in Musicology and Ethnomusicology in 1978 under the direction of William Porter, Theodore Karp, Aarond Parsons, and Klaus Wachsmann. He also studied piano with Francis Larimer and harpisthord with Dorothy Lane while at Northwestern.
Dr. Hildreth has served as organist and choirmaster at various places, including Augustana College where he served as chapel organist for a number of years. He served as organist and choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Church in Rock Island, Illinois, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport, Iowa, and presently serves as Director of Music at All Saints Episcopal Church in Rock Island, Illinois. He is on the faculty of the Music Department at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois where he has completed 50 years of teaching and holds the rank of full professor and the Endowed Gassman Family Chair in Music. He has taught courses in the History and Literature of Western Music, Music Theory, Music in General Studies, History of American Music, African-American Music, Women in Music, the Art of Listening, and Music in Worldwide Perspective and World Music, courses in Ethnomusicology, and has published materials for teaching in these areas.
Marsha (Barton) Robison, Treasurer
Marsha was born and raised in the beautiful state of West Virginia. Growing up, she attended three high schools in three states. She currently lives in Colona, IL. She has two daughters that she mostly raised as a single parent.
Marsha is married to Rob. They have spent 25 years together and between the two of them, have 20 grandchildren and 2 great-grandsons. She enjoys reading, gardening, and traveling, among other hobbies!
Marsha joined the Episcopal Church during the 50’s. The decision to become an Episcopalian at a tender age was made for her, of course, due in large part to her dad being an ordained Episcopal priest! She has been a member of All Saints since 2009.