UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2007

                      PROVIDENT COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                   1-5735                57-1001177
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission            (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)     File Number)         Identification No.)


2700 Celanese Road, Rock Hill, South Carolina                    29732
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (803) 325-9400
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
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             Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
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             Certain Officers.
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     (d)     On September 18, 2007, Provident Community Bancshares, Inc. (the
"Company") Board of Directors appointed Russell H. Smart to the Board of
Directors of the Company. Mr. Smart has been appointed to the class of directors
of the Company whose term ends at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2009.
Mr. Smart will serve on the Asset / Liability Management Committee and Audit
Committee of the Company.

     The Board of Directors did not elect Mr. Smart pursuant to any arrangements
or understandings between Mr. Smart and the Company or any other person. There
are no material transactions between Mr. Smart and the Company or any other
person.






                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                     PROVIDENT COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
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                                     (Registrant)


Date: September 20, 2007             By:  /s/ Dwight V. Neese
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                                          Dwight V. Neese
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer