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Exhibit 99.1



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

The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
Greenville First Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), each certify that, to his or
her knowledge on the date of this certification:


         1.  The quarterly report of the Company for the period ending
             March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
             Commission on this date (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.



                                     /s/ R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.
                                    --------------------------------------
                                    R. Arthur Seaver, Jr.
                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                    May 12, 2003

                                     /s/ James M. Austin, III
                                    --------------------------------------
                                    James M. Austin, III
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    May 12, 2003




A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Greenville First Bancshares, Inc. and will be retained by Greenville
First Bancshares, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.





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