Established in 1837 the Collinsville Baptist Church is the  oldest Baptist Church  in DeKalb County. It has an interesting history. Its beginning was as  Rocky Mount Church, located two miles south of Collinsville.  Elder John  Gilliland was moderator.  During the years 1837 to 1845 records indicate a  difference of opinion on the mission responsibility of  the church. In 1845 a group from this church met and organized the  Baptist Church of Christ  Pleasant Grove.  This group included W.C. Mynotte,  Aaron Hancock, James  Mitchell, Harris Brock, Joe Brock, E.T. Goggans, T.B.  Watts, Van Hall, Jesse  Glazner, and others.  W.C. Mynotte was elected pastor  and T.B Watts, clerk.  The  deacons were James Mitchell, T.B. Watts and Joe  Brock.

The first  building was erected in 1845 and was probably  located north of town at a place  known to many as Reed Hill. The second  building was built about 1870, probably  near where Foodland is located. The  third building was erected in 1886. In 1896  the Pleasant Grove Church changed  the name to Collinsville Baptist Church.  Churches that grew out of this church  include Mt. Lookout, Mt. Vernon and Shady Grove.

A Sabbath School was  organized at the church in 1888, and a  baptistry was added in 1896. On June 18, 1910 the church voted to accept a lot  for a pastor's home, donated by the  Ladies Aid Society (WMU). The present  building was constructed in 1928 and  dedicated on April 7, 1929. The property on  which the church is located was  purchased from Mr. Alfred Collins. In order to pay for the property the church voted to sell the pastorium!
   
The BYPU  (now church training) State  Convention was held at the Collinsville Baptist  Church in April 1908. (It was first organized in this church in 1894) At that  time Collinsville Baptist had  the second largest BYPU in Alabama. A Cradle Roll  Department was added in 1911.
 
The WMU (formerly the Ladies Aid Society) was  organized in this church in  1900.  Mrs. G.Y. Newman was the first president. In  1914 she organized a WMU at  First Baptist Church, Fort Payne. She was the first  associational WMU  superintendent, a position she held for many years. The first  Sunbeam Band in DeKalb County was organized at the Collinsville Baptist Church  before 1914 when  they helped organize one at First Baptist Church, Fort  Payne.
   
On August  1, 1937 the Collinsville Baptist Church celebrated its  Centennial.  Rev. V. L.  Wyatt, a former pastor, gave the centennial sermon. In  August 1987 a 150th  Anniversary celebration was held. Former pastor Rev. John  Jeffers brought the  message.     
    
​On  Sunday,  October 8, 1996, a historic marker was unveiled and dedicated on the  church  lawn.  The marker denotes the importance of our location as an Indian mound, an inn and a church. The marker was sponsored by The Study Club of  Collinsville,  The Town of Collinsville, Landmarks of DeKalb County, and Alabama  Historical  Association.

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