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

            In connection with the Quarterly Report of Provident Community
  Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
  2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I,
  Dwight V. Neese, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as added by Section 906 of the
  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


          (1)  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 results of
               operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the
               Report.



                                         /s/ Dwight V. Neese
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                                         Dwight V. Neese
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer


Date:   August 8, 2006