Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. §1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009 (the “Report”) of Community Bankers Trust Corporation (the “Company”), the undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to their knowledge:

(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 consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries at, and for, the periods presented in the Report.

/s/  George M. Longest, Jr.
George M. Longest, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/  Bruce E. Thomas
Bruce E. Thomas
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 11, 2009

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