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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2004
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                        Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Maryland                          0-49814                 04-3627031
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission              (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)        File Number)           Identification No.)


                375 North Willowbrook Road, Coldwater, MI 49036
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (517) 278-4566
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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ITEM 2.     ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
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      On April 15, 2004,  Monarch Community Bancorp,  Inc. ("MCBF")  consummated
its  acquisition of MSB  Financial,  Inc.  ("MSBF")  pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 2, 2003 and Amended
and Restated as of September  24, 2003, by and among MCBF,  Monarch  Acquisition
Corp.  and MSBF (the  "Merger  Agreement").  Pursuant to the terms of the Merger
Agreement,  each share of MSBF common stock will be converted  into the right to
receive  $15.04 in cash without  interest and a number of shares equal to 0.2381
of Monarch  Community  Bancorp,  Inc.  common stock.  MCBF will issue a total of
310,951 shares of common stock and pay a total of approximately $19.7 million to
former MSBF  stockholders.  MCBF will issue the stock  consideration  out of its
authorized but unissued shares and has received dividends from Monarch Community
Bank and Marshall Savings Bank, F.S.B. to pay the cash consideration.  The press
release issued by MCBF announcing the  consummation of the merger is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER EXHIBITS.
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            (a)   The  following  financial  statements  of  MSBF  appearing  in
                  Appendix  C of the  Proxy  Statement/Prospectus  contained  in
                  MCBF's   Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-4   (File  No.
                  333-110694) are incorporated hereby by reference:

                  Report of Independent Auditors
                  Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2003 and 2002
                  Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended
                     June 30, 2003 and 2002
                  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
                     for the Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002
                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
                     June 30, 2003 and 2002
                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                  The following unaudited financial statements of MSBF contained
                  in  MSBF's  Form  10-QSB   filed  on  February  13,  2004  are
                  incorporated hereby by reference:

                  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                     at December 31, 2003 (unaudited)
                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and
                     Six Months Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)
                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders'
                     Equity For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2003
                     (unaudited)
                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six
                     Months Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)
                  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                     (unaudited)


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            (b)   The  Unaudited  Pro  Forma  Condensed  Combined   Consolidated
                  Balance  Sheet as of December 31, 2003 and Unaudited Pro Forma
                  Condensed  Combined  Consolidated  Statement of Income for the
                  Year  Ended  December  31,  2003 are  incorporated  herein  by
                  reference to Exhibit 99.4

            (c)   Exhibits:  The  following  exhibits  are filed as part of this
                  report:

                  Exhibit 2.1   Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of
                                Merger, dated September 2, 2003 and Amended and
                                Restated as of September 24, 2003 by and between
                                Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc., Monarch
                                Acquisition   Corp.  and  MSB   Financial,  Inc.
                                (Incorporated by reference to MCBF's Current
                                Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
                                Exchange Commission on September 26, 2003.)

                  Exhibit 23.1  Consent of Independent Auditors

                  Exhibit 99.1  Press release dated April 15, 2004

                  Exhibit 99.2  MSB Financial, Inc.'s Audited Financial
                                Statements at and for the year ended June 30,
                                2003 (incorporated herein by reference to
                                Appendix C of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
                                contained in Monarch  Community  Bancorp, Inc.'s
                                Registration Statement on Form S-4
                                (File No. 333-110694)

                  Exhibit 99.3  MSB Financial, Inc.'s Unaudited Financial
                                Statements at and for the six months ended
                                December 31, 2003 (incorporated herein by
                                reference to MSB Financial, Inc.'s Quarterly
                                Report on Form 10-QSB as filed with the SEC on
                                February 13, 2004 (File No. 0-24898)

                  Exhibit 99.4  Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined
                                Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31,
                                2003 and Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined
                                Consolidated Statement of Income for the Year
                                Ended December 31, 2003


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                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                     Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc.


Dated: April 30, 2004                By: /s/ John R. Schroll
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                                         John R. Schroll
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer