INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT Board of Directors Community First Bancorporation We consent to the incorporation by reference into this Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by Community First Bancorporation in connection with the Community First Bancorporation 1998 Stock Option Plan of our Report dated January 9, 1998, included in Community First Bancorporation's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997. s/Donald G. Jones and Company, P.A. Donald G. Jones and Company, P.A Columbia, South Carolina January 27, 1999 11