EXHIBIT 32(a)


      Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                           Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002




















                            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 March 31,
  2007 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:   May 14, 2007
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