EX-99.906CERT

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940
                   and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Daniel W. Moyer IV, President of The HomeState Group (the "Registrant"),
certify to the best of my knowledge that:

      1.    The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
            December 31, 2004, (the "Report") fully complies with the
            requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934, as amended; and

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


/s/ Daniel W. Moyer IV
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Daniel W. Moyer IV
President
March 11, 2005




                                                                   EX-99.906CERT

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940
                   and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Kenneth G. Mertz II, Treasurer of The HomeState Group (the "Registrant"),
certify to the best of my knowledge that:

      1.    The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
            December 31, 2004,(the "Report") fully complies with the
            requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934, as amended; and

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


/s/ Kenneth Mertz II
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Kenneth Mertz II
Treasurer
March 11, 2005