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 officers of Chester Valley Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") hereby
certify that the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months
ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that as of the
date of this statement, the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
in all in material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
the Company.

The purpose of this statement is solely to comply with Title 18, Chapter 63,
Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


Date:  February 13, 2003                  /s/ Donna M. Coughey
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                                          Donna M. Coughey
                                          President & Chief Executive Officer


Date:  February 13, 2003                  /s/ Albert S. Randa
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                                          Albert S. Randa
                                          Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer