EXHIBIT 32(b)

      Chief Financial 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,
Richard H. Flake,  Executive Vice President and Chief  Financial  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/ Richard H. Flake
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                           Richard H. Flake
                           Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:   May 14, 2007
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