Exhibit 23.1

Consent of the Independent Public Accounting Firm - Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated January 13, 2006 accompanying the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report of First Community Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of First Community Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-119630) and on Form S-8 (File No. 333-90603).

/s/ Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA

Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA

Columbia, South Carolina

March 26, 2007