EXHIBIT 32(a)
                           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, 2010 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.  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
                                     -------------------------------------
                                     Dwight  V.  Neese
                                     President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer


Date:  May  12,  2010