EXHIBIT 32.1

                      CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with this Report of Sturgis Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") on Form
10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Eric L. Eishen, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to 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.



Date   March 25, 2004           /s/
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                                Eric L. Eishen, Chief Executive Officer