Exhibit 32.1

STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that based on their knowledge and belief: (1) the Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (2) the information contained in the Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the periods presented.

/s/ Thomas W. Winfree

August 12, 2005

Thomas W. Winfree

Date

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ C. Harril Whitehurst, Jr.

August 12, 2005

C. Harril Whitehurst, Jr.

Date

Chief Financial Officer