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  September 30, 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:  November 8, 2007
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