The history of the Eagleville church of Christ begins at the Simmons School House, near Rocky Glade, about four miles northwest of Eagleville, about the year 1880. The church at Riggs Cross Roads, six miles southwest of Eagleville, sent and financially supported Brother W. F. Todd, a preacher from Nashville to conduct a revival meeting at the Simmons School House. R. S. Brown, who had become a member of the Church, was a School Commissioner and having possession of the keys to the schoolhouse, unlocked it for the occasions of worship.

The elders of this early church were R. S. Brown, Billy Williams and Hedger Snell from Patterson. Other families who are also remembered as belonging to the church at Simmons were the John Bellenfants, Bob Martins and Matt H. Dobson, who rode his horse from his home about three miles west of College Grove to worship.

The church had two revival meetings by Brother Todd and met each Sunday for worship. The members decided that they needed their own meeting house, and not being a wealthy congregation, had little to contribute to it but stout hearts and willing hands.