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  September 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: November 07 , 2006