Exhibit 99.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
First Community Corporation (the "Company"), each certify that, to his or her
knowledge on the date of this certification:


        1.  The annual report of the Company for the period ending
            December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
            Commission on this date (the "Report") fully complies with
            the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
            Exchange Act of 1934; and

        2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
            all material respects, the financial condition and result of
            operations of the Company.



                                         /s/ Michael Crapps
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                                      Michael Crapps
                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                      March 21, 2003


                                         /s/ Joseph G. Sawyer
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                                      Joseph G. Sawyer
                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                      March 21, 2003



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