COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC /DE/
POS AM, 1995-12-18
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<PAGE>   1
     AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 15, 1995
                                                       REGISTRATION NO.33-57983

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                            -----------------------
                      POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                                    FORM S-2
            REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            -----------------------

                           COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
                                    DELAWARE
         (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
                                   63-0868361
                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

                                  MAIN STREET
                                 P.O. BOX 1000
                          BLOUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA  35031
                                 (205) 429-1000
  (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
                   Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

                            -----------------------

                             BISHOP K. WALKER, JR.
                           COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          MAIN STREET, P. O. BOX 1000
                          BLOUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA  35031
                                 (205) 429-1000
 (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
                             of Agent For Service)

                            -----------------------

                           Copy of communications to:
                             KEVIN D. NORWOOD, ESQ.
                         WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS
                          511 UNION STREET, SUITE 2100
                        NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE  37219-1760
                                 (615) 244-6380

 APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:  As soon as
     practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

               If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to 
be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the 
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box:  /X/

               If the registrant elects to deliver its latest annual report to
security holders, or a complete and legible facsimile thereof, pursuant to Item
11(a)(1) of this Form, check the following box:  / /


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<PAGE>   2


                           COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

                             CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

       Showing Location In Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement of Information
Required by Form S-2

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEMS                                  LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS OR PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 ----------------------------                                  -----------------------------------------------
 <S>    <C>                                                    <C>
 1.     Forepart of the Registration Statement and
        Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus . . .           Outside Front Cover Page
 2.     Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages of
        Prospectus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Inside Front Cover Page

 3.     Summary Information and Risk Factors . . . .           Prospectus Summary; Risk Factors; The Company

 4.     Use of Proceeds  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Use of Proceeds

 5.     Determination of Offering Price  . . . . . .           Outside Front Cover Page; The Offering

 6.     Dilution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      *

 7.     Selling Security Holders . . . . . . . . . .                      *

 8.     Plan of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . .           Outside Front Cover Page; The Offering

 9.     Description of Securities to be Registered .           Description of Capital Stock
 10.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel . . .                      *

 11.    Information with Respect to the Registrant .           Available Information; The Company;
                                                               Incorporation of Certain Information by
                                                               Reference
 12.    Incorporation of Certain Information by
        Reference  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Incorporation of Certain Information by
                                                               Reference

 13.    Disclosure of Commission Position on
        Indemnification for Securities Act
        Liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      *
- ----------------------------                                               
</TABLE>
* Omitted as inapplicable.

<PAGE>   3
 
     INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
     REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR
     MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
     BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR
     THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE
     SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
     UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS
     OF ANY SUCH STATE.
 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT                                   Subject to completion,
TO PROSPECTUS DATED            312,161,384 SHARES      dated December 15, 1995
JUNE 20, 1995
[LOGO]                     COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC

                                 COMMON STOCK

                             -------------------

        Community Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation and
a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956,
as amended, offers for sale up to 312,161,384 shares (the "Offering") of its
$.10 par value common stock (the "Common Stock") at $20.00 per share, as
described herein and in the Prospectus, dated June 20, 1995 (the "Prospectus"),
to which this Prospectus Supplement relates.  As of December 13, 1995, the
Company had sold 114,804 shares of Common Stock in the Offering.  The minimum
required purchase is 25 shares ($500.00) of Common Stock.  The Company intends
to limit subscriptions such that upon completion of the Offering, no subscriber
would own beneficially of record more than 9% of the Common Stock outstanding,
subject to increase in the discretion of the Company.  The Company anticipates
that the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan will purchase Common Stock in
the Offering.  See "The Offering" herein and in the Prospectus.

        THESE SECURITIES INVOLVE CERTAIN RISKS.  Prospective purchasers should
note that the Common Stock's offering price has been determined solely by the
Company's Board of Directors, based primarily on the Company's stockholders'
equity, its earnings and prospects, and prices at which the Company believes
shares of Common Stock have recently traded.  Purchasers also should recognize
that there are regulatory and lender restrictions on the payment of dividends
on the Common Stock.  There has been no active public market for the Common
Stock and there is no assurance that an active trading market will develop in
the future.  SEE "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGES 5 AND 6 OF THE PROSPECTUS.

        The Offering will expire at 5:00 p.m. Central Time on March 16, 1996,
(the "Expiration Date"), unless terminated earlier or extended by the Company
in its sole discretion for up to 90 days without notice.  See "The Offering"
herein and in the Prospectus.

        THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
          COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
              COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF
                 THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
                       CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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                                                        Underwriting
                                        Price to        Discounts and           Proceeds to
                                        Public(1)      Commissions (2)         the Company(3)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>             <C>                     <C>
Per Share. . . . . . . . . . . .        $       20.00           -0-             $       20.00
Total Minimum (4). . . . . . . .        $        0.00           -0-             $        0.00
Total Maximum. . . . . . . . . .        $6,243,227.68           -0-             $6,243,227.68
=============================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)     The offering price has been determined soley by the Company's Board of
        Directors.  See "The Offering" herein and in the Prospectus.  There is 
        no established trading market for the Common Stock and there can be no 
        assurance that such a market will develop following the Offering.  See 
        "Market for Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters" herein and 
        in the Prospectus.
(2)     The Common Stock is being offered on a best-efforts basis soley by
        certain of the Company's officers who will receive no compensation for 
        such services but who may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, if 
        any, incurred on behalf of the Company in connection therewith.  Such 
        officers are relying in part on the "safe harbor" provisions set forth 
        in Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended 
        (the "Exchange Act"), in connection with such offering.  See "The 
        Offering" herein and in the Prospectus.
(3)     Before deducting expenses of the Offering payable by the Company,
        estimated at approximately $50,000.  No arrangements have been made to 
        place the proceeds received from the Offering in an escrow or trust 
        account.  Upon acceptance by the Company of a subscription to purchase 
        shares of Common Stock offered hereby, the subscription price remitted 
        in payment of such subscription will be available for immediate use by 
        the Company.
(4)     The Company has not established a minimum amount of securities to be
        sold other than the minimum required purchase of 25 shares of Common 
        Stock.  As of December 13, 1995, the Company had sold 114,804 shares 
        of Common Stock in the Offering.

        The Common Stock is offered subject to prior sale, approval of certain
legal matters by counsel to the Company and certain other conditions.  The
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to withdraw, cancel or
modify such offer and to accept or reject subscriptions in whole or in part, and
to allocate shares of the Common Stock among subscribers.  Delivery of
certificates for shares of Common Stock will be made promptly after acceptance
of subscriptions.


         THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS DECEMBER __, 1995.
<PAGE>   4
THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND ARE NOT
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.

No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained in the Prospectus and this Prospectus
Supplement, and, if given or made, such information and representations must not
be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. Neither the delivery of
the Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement nor any sale made hereunder shall
under any circumstances create any implication that there has been no change in
the affairs of the Company since the date hereof or that any information
contained or incorporated by reference herein is correct as of any time
subsequent to its date. The Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement do not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any
securities other than the Common Stock to which they relate or an offer to any
person in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation is not authorized
or would be unlawful.

                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION

     The Company is a reporting company subject to the informational
requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith files reports and
other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). Reports and other information filed by the Company with the
Commission can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549; 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661; and 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York, 10048.
Copies of such materials can be obtained at prescribed rates from the Public
Reference Section of the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

     The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form
S-2 and a Post-Effective Amendment thereto (together, the "Registration
Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), with
respect to the securities offered hereby. The Prospectus and this Prospectus
Supplement, which are a part of the Registration Statement, do not contain all
the information set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits
thereto. Certain items have been omitted in accordance with the Commission's
rules and regulations. For further information with respect to the Company and
the securities offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement,
including all amendments thereto and the exhibits filed as a part thereof.

               INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

     The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1994, an amendment thereto on Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on April 27,
1995 and an amendment thereto on Form 10-K/A-2 filed with the Commission on June
15, 1995, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June
30, 1995 and September 30, 1995, each as filed with the Commission by the
Company, accompany this Prospectus Supplement and are incorporated herein by
reference.

     Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus Supplement to the extent
that a statement contained in this Prospectus Supplement or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus Supplement modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus Supplement.


                                      S-2

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                                  THE OFFERING

     The Offering of up to 312,161,384 shares of Common Stock is being made by
the Company. Subscriptions to purchase Common Stock, which will be processed by
designated officers of the Company, will be taken until 5:00 p.m. Central Time
on March 16, 1996, the Expiration Date, unless the Offering is terminated
earlier or extended by the Company. The Company reserves the right, in its sole
discretion and without notice, to extend the Expiration Date for up to 90 days
or to terminate the Offering at any time. Management of the Company will
consider the number of shares of Common Stock for which subscriptions are
received by the Company, the number of requests for a Prospectus and other
indications of interest in subscribing for shares of Common Stock, and requests
for an extension of the Offering from prospective investors, among other
factors, in determining whether to extend or terminate the Offering. The Company
has not established a minimum number of shares of Common Stock to be sold in the
Offering, other than the requirement that each investor must purchase a minimum
of 25 shares ($500.00) of Common Stock. As of December 13, 1995, the Company had
sold 114,804 shares of Common Stock in the Offering.

     Subscription applications may be made by completing and signing the
subscription agreement (the "Subscription Agreement") accompanying the
Prospectus, and delivering the Subscription Agreement, accompanied by a check
for the full subscription price, to the Company at Main Street, P.O. Box 1000,
Blountsville, Alabama 35031, Attention: Bishop K. Walker, Jr. All checks in
payment of subscriptions should be made payable to "Community Bancshares, Inc."
For additional information concerning the Offering, including information
concerning the limited market for shares of Common Stock, see "The Offering" in
the Prospectus.

            MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

     The Common Stock was held approximately 1,142 stockholders of record at
October 17, 1995. There is no established trading market for shares of the
Common Stock, which have been traded inactively in private transactions.
Therefore, no reliable information is available as to trades of the Common
Stock, or as to the prices at which the Common Stock have been traded.
Management has reviewed the limited information provided to the Company in its
capacity as an escrow agent for certain actual purchases and sales of Common
Stock with respect to the ranges at which shares of Common Stock have been sold.
The following data regarding the Common Stock is provided for informational
purposes only and should not be viewed as necessarily indicative of the actual
market value of the Common Stock. At December 31, 1994, an independent
investment banking firm valued the Company's Common Stock at $18.50 per share
for purposes of the ESOP. For additional information concerning trades of the
Common Stock and the Company's dividend policy, see "Market for Common Stock and
Related Stockholder Matters" in the Prospectus.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Estimated Price Range
                                                       Per Share (1)         Shares of
                                                   ---------------------    Common Stock
                                                      High       Low         Traded (1)
                                                      ----       ---        ------------
<S>                                                   <C>       <C>            <C>
1995:
  First Quarter.....................................  $20.00    $15.00          5,928
  Second Quarter....................................   20.00     18.00          2,703
  Third Quarter.....................................   20.00     15.00         98,749(2)
  Fourth Quarter (through December 13, 1995)........   20.00     17.00         17,427(3)

</TABLE>

__________________
(1)  Adjusted to reflect a three-for-one stock split as of June 1, 1993.
(2)  Includes 98,479 shares sold by the Company in the Offering.
(3)  Includes 16,325 shares sold by the Company in the Offering.

                                      S-3
<PAGE>   6



                             CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS


        In August 1995, the Company purchased a building and adjacent lot in
Meridianville, Madison County, Alabama and a building and two adjacent lots in
Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama for continued use as bank facilities from
Com-Pac, a partnership composed of Kennon R. Patterson, Sr., Birl Bryson and
Bishop K. Walker, Jr., all of whom are directors and officers of the Company,
for approximately $500,000 and $600,000, respectively.  The Company had
formerly leased each of these properties from Com-Pac.  Management of the
Company believes that these transactions were effected upon terms at least as
favorable to the Company as could be obtained from an unrelated party.  For
additional information, see "Certain Transactions" in the Prospectus.
<PAGE>   7
                               312,161.384 SHARES
 
[Logo]                     COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
 
                                  COMMON STOCK
                               ------------------
 
     Community Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation and a
bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended (the "BHC Act"), hereby offers for sale up to 312,161.384 shares (the
"Offering") of its $.10 par value common stock (the "Common Stock") at $20.00
per share. The minimum required purchase is 25 shares ($500.00) of Common Stock.
The Company intends to limit subscriptions such that upon completion of the
Offering, no subscriber would own beneficially of record more than 9% of the
Common Stock outstanding, subject to increase in the discretion of the Company.
The Company anticipates that the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the
"ESOP") will purchase Common Stock in this Offering. See "The Offering."
 
     THESE SECURITIES INVOLVE CERTAIN RISKS.  Prospective purchasers should note
that the Common Stock's offering price has been determined solely by the
Company's Board of Directors, based primarily on the Company's shareholders'
equity, its earnings and prospects, and prices at which the Company believes
shares of Common Stock have recently traded. Purchasers also should recognize
that there are regulatory and lender restrictions on the payment of dividends on
the Common Stock. There has been no active public market for the Common Stock
and there is no assurance that an active trading market will develop in the
future. See "Risk Factors" on pages 5 and 6.

     This Offering will expire at 5:00 p.m. Central Time on September 18, 1995,
the 90th day after the date of this Prospectus (the "Expiration Date"), unless
terminated earlier or extended by the Company in its sole discretion for up to
90 days without notice. See "The Offering."
 
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
   AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS
     THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
       ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION
                     TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              UNDERWRITING
                                              PRICE TO       DISCOUNTS AND      PROCEEDS TO
                                             PUBLIC(1)       COMMISSIONS(2)    THE COMPANY(3)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>                  <C>           <C>
Per Share................................       $20.00            -0-              $20.00
Total Minimum(4).........................       $ 0.00            -0-              $ 0.00
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Maximum............................   $6,243,227.68         -0-          $6,243,227.68
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(1) The offering price has been determined solely by the Company's Board of
     Directors. There is no established trading market for the Common Stock and
     there can be no assurance that such a market will develop following this
     offering.  See "Market for Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters"
     and "The Offering."

(2) The Common Stock is being offered on a best-efforts basis solely by certain
     of the Company's officers who will receive no compensation for such
     services but who may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, if any,
     incurred on behalf of the Company in connection therewith. Such officers
     are relying in part on the "safe harbor" provisions set forth in Rule 3a4-1
     under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
     in connection with such offering. See "The Offering."

(3) Before deducting expenses of this Offering payable by the Company, estimated
     at approximately $50,000. No arrangements have been made to place the
     proceeds received from this Offering in an escrow or trust account.  Upon
     acceptance by the Company of a subscription to purchase shares of Common 
     Stock offered hereby, the subscription price remitted in payment of such
     subscription will be available for immediate use by the Company.

(4) The Company has not established a minimum amount of securities to be sold
     other than the minimum required purchase of 25 shares of Common Stock.
 
     The Common Stock is offered subject to prior sale, approval of certain
legal matters by counsel to the Company and certain other conditions. The
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to withdraw, cancel or
modify such offer and to accept or reject subscriptions in whole or in part, and
to allocate shares of the Common Stock among subscribers. Delivery of
certificates for shares of Common Stock will be made promptly after acceptance
of subscriptions.

                  THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS JUNE 20, 1995
<PAGE>   8
THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND ARE NOT
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.

No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained in this Prospectus, and, if given or
made, such information and representations must not be relied upon as having
been authorized by the Company.  Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor
any sale made hereunder shall under any circumstances create any implication
that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the date
hereof or that any information contained or incorporated by reference herein is
correct as of any time subsequent to its date.  This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any
securities other than the Common Stock to which it relates or an offer to any
person in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation is not authorized
or would be unlawful.


                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION

        The Company is a reporting company subject to the informational
requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith files reports and
other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). Reports and other information filed by the Company with the
Commission can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549; 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661; and 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York,
10048.  Copies of such materials can be obtained at prescribed rates from the
Public Reference Section of the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

        The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on
Form S-2 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, with respect to the securities offered hereby.  This Prospectus, which
is a part of the Registration Statement, does not contain all the information
set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto.  Certain items
have been omitted in accordance with the Commission's rules and regulations. 
For further information with respect to the Company and the securities offered
hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement, including all
amendments thereto and the exhibits filed as a part thereof.


               INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

        The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1994, an amendment thereto on Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on April 27,
1995 and an amendment thereto on Form 10-K/A-2 filed with the Commission on June
15, 1995, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March
31, 1995, each as filed with the Commission by the Company, accompany this
Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference. 

        Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained in this Prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus modifies
or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not
be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Prospectus.





                                       2
<PAGE>   9

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                       Page
                                                                       ----
AVAILABLE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
                                                                      
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . .   2
                                                                      
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
                                                                      
RISK FACTORS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5

   Offering Price Set By Board Of
     Directors; No Underwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5

   Limited Trading Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5

   Governmental Regulation and
     Legislation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5

   Governmental Monetary Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5

   Dividend Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5

   Competition  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6

   Lack of Specified                                                            
     Uses for Proceeds  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6

   Rising Interest Rates  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6

   Anti-Takeover Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6

THE COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

   General  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

   Supervision and Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

THE OFFERING  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10

   General  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
                                     
   Determination of Offering Price  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
                                     
   Method of Subscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
                                     
   Processing of Subscriptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
                                     
   Limited Market for Common Stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11

CAPITALIZATION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12

MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS . . . . . . . .  13

USE OF PROCEEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
                                                                      
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17

   Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
                               
   Dividends  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
                               
   Preferred Stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
                               
   Anti-Takeover Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
                                                                      
EXPERTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
                                                                      
LEGAL MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
                                                                       



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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

        The following is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed 
information in this Prospectus and in the documents and financial statements,
including the notes thereto, incorporated herein by reference, and should be
read together therewith.  Unless otherwise specified, all information in this
Prospectus has been adjusted to reflect a three-for-one split of the Common 
Stock effected in the form of a stock dividend as of June 1, 1993.  Unless
the context otherwise indicates, the "Company" refers to and includes 
the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.


                                  THE COMPANY

        Community Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") is a Delaware corporation 
and a bank holding company registered with the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve") under the Bank Holding Company 
Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHC Act"). The Company, which was organized in 
1983, has two operating bank subsidiaries, Community Bank, an Alabama banking 
corporation ("Community Bank (Alabama)"), and Community Bank, a Tennessee 
banking corporation ("Community Bank (Tennessee)").  Community Bank (Alabama) 
operates through 14 locations in seven counties in northern Alabama and, at 
March 31, 1995, had approximately $282.6 million in assets.  Community Bank 
(Tennessee) operates through two locations in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee 
and, at March 31, 1995, had approximately $22.7 million in assets.

        Community Bank (Alabama) operates two subsidiaries, Community 
Appraisals, Inc. ("Community Appraisals") and Community Insurance Corp. 
("Community Insurance").  Community Appraisals is engaged in the appraisal
of real estate.  Community Insurance serves as an agent in the sale of
title and life insurance.  During 1995, the Company intends to expand the 
products offered by Community Insurance to include automobile, homeowners
and farmowners insurance policies, which will be offered at the Company's
bank locations by employees of the Company who are licensed as insurance
agents.


                                 THE OFFERING
<TABLE>
  <S>                                                                 <C>
  Common Stock Offered  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Up to 312,161.384 shares.

  Common Stock to be outstanding after the Offering . . . . . . . .   Up to 2,000,000 shares.

  Minimum subscription per investor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   25 shares ($500.00).

  Maximum subscription per investor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   The Company intends to limit subscriptions such
                                                                      that upon completion of the Offering, no
                                                                      subscriber would own beneficially of record
                                                                      more than 9% of the outstanding shares of
                                                                      Common Stock (180,000 shares if the maximum
                                                                      number is sold), subject to increase in the
                                                                      discretion of the Company.

  Use of Proceeds by the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    For general corporate purposes and to finance
                                                                      the future growth of its subsidiaries, and possibly 
                                                                      to repay a portion of outstanding indebtedness.
</TABLE>




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                                  RISK FACTORS

        In evaluating an investment in the shares of Common Stock offered by
this Prospectus, the following factors should be considered carefully, along
with other matters discussed in or incorporated by reference into this
Prospectus.

OFFERING PRICE SET BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS; NO UNDERWRITING

        The price of the Common Stock offered hereby has been determined solely
by the Company's Board of Directors, without negotiation or independent
evaluation, based primarily on the Company's stockholders' equity, its earnings
and prospects, and prices at which the Company believes shares of Common Stock
have recently traded.  There can be no assurance that the offering price
represents the fair market value of the Common Stock.  At December 31, 1994,
an independent investment banking firm valued the Common Stock at $18.50 per
share for purposes of shares of Common Stock held by the ESOP.  During 1994, 
shares of Common Stock were traded at a price per share below such amount.  The
Common Stock is offered directly by the Company, and is not subject to any 
underwriting agreements assuring the sale of all the Common Stock offered.  Of 
the shares of Common Stock offered hereby, 115,978.384 shares are being held by
the Company as treasury stock.  Such shares were acquired by the Company in 
October 1994 from a former director and officer of the Company for a purchase 
price of approximately $25 per share, which price per share exceeds $18.50 per 
share, the valuation provided to the Company at December 31, 1994 from an 
independent appraisal for purposes of shares of Common Stock held by the ESOP, 
and $18 per share, the next highest trading price per share reported to the 
Company during 1994.  See "Certain Transactions" for additional information 
regarding the purchase of these shares.  See also "The Offering" and "Market 
for Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters."

LIMITED TRADING MARKET

        No active trading market exists for the Common Stock and no assurance
can be given that an active trading market will develop in the foreseeable
future.  The Company does not currently intend to qualify or list the Common
Stock on any securities market or exchange to facilitate such trading.  See "The
Offering."  For information regarding certain recent trades of the Common
Stock, see "Market for Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters."

GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION AND LEGISLATION

        The Company is subject to extensive governmental regulation and
control.  The nature, timing and effect upon the Company of any changes in such
regulation and control cannot be predicted.  Changes in applicable laws could
have a material adverse effect on the business and prospects of the Company.
See "The Company - Supervision and Regulation."

GOVERNMENTAL MONETARY POLICIES

        The Company and its subsidiaries are affected by the monetary policies
of federal regulatory authorities, particularly the Federal Reserve. The
earnings and growth of the Company will be subject to influence by economic
conditions in the Company's service area and the United States generally, and
the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States.  The nature and timing
of any changes in such conditions and policies and their impact on the Company
cannot be predicted.

DIVIDEND POLICY

        The Company derives its income solely from dividends upon shares of
Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank (Tennessee) common stock.  The
declaration and payment of such dividends is limited by law, and any funds held
by the Company available for payment of dividends on the Common Stock are
subject to restrictions imposed by Federal Reserve policy.  The declaration and





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payment of dividends on the Common Stock is subject to the prior payment of
principal and interest on the Company's long-term debt and certain other
factors.  See "Capitalization", "Market for Common Stock and Related
Stockholder Matters" and "Description of Capital Stock."

COMPETITION

        The banking business in Alabama and Tennessee is extremely competitive. 
The Company competes, and will compete, with financial institutions that are
well established, several of which have significantly greater resources and
lending limits than the Company.  Such competitors perform certain services,
such as trust, investment and international banking services, which the Company
does not provide.

LACK OF SPECIFIED USES FOR PROCEEDS

        The Company will use the net proceeds from the Offering for general
corporate purposes and to finance the future growth of Community Bank (Alabama)
and Community Bank (Tennessee).  The Company will have broad discretion,
subject to federal and state banking regulations, over the use of the proceeds
without obtaining stockholder approval.  See "Use of Proceeds."

RISING INTEREST RATES

        Because of recent increases in market interest rates, certain of the
Company's outstanding loans were made at interest rates lower than rates
currently being paid by the Company for certain of its interest-bearing
liabilities, resulting in a negative interest rate spread with respect to these
loans.  This disparity has an adverse effect on the Company's earnings that
would increase in the event interest rates continue to rise while loans at
lower interest rates remain outstanding and can not be adjusted to a higher
interest rate.

ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS

        Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law generally prevents
a corporation from entering into certain business combinations with an
interested stockholder (defined as any person or entity that is the beneficial
owner of at least 15% of a corporation's voting stock) or its affiliates for a
period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person
became an interested stockholder, unless (i) the transaction is approved by the
board of directors of the corporation prior to such business combination, (ii)
the interested stockholder acquires 85% of the corporation's voting stock in
the same transaction in which it exceeds 15%, or (iii) the business combination
is approved by the board of directors and by a vote of two-thirds of the
outstanding voting stock not owned by the interested stockholder.  The Delaware
General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may elect not to be
governed by Section 203.  The Company has made no such election and is
therefore governed by Section 203.  Such anti-takeover provision may have an
adverse effect on the market for the Company's securities.





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                                  THE COMPANY
GENERAL

        The Company is a Delaware corporation and a bank holding company
registered with the Federal Reserve under the BHC Act.  The Company was
organized in 1983 and commenced business in 1985 with the acquisition of the
Bank of Blountsville.  The Company has two operating bank subsidiaries,
Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank (Tennessee), which conduct  a
general commercial banking business in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee.
The majority of loans by Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank
(Tennessee) loans are to individuals and small to mid-sized businesses in
Alabama and Tennessee.

        Community Bank (Alabama) is an Alabama banking corporation which
operates through 14 locations in Blount, DeKalb, Lauderdale, Limestone, 
Madison, Marshall and Morgan Counties in Alabama.  At March 31, 1995, Community 
Bank (Alabama) had approximately $282.6 million in assets.

        Community Bank (Tennessee) is a Tennessee banking corporation which
operates through two locations in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.  At
March 31, 1995, Community Bank (Tennessee) had approximately $22.7 million in
assets.  Community Bank (Tennessee) began operations in November 1993, 
following the purchase by the Company of the charter of a Tennessee state bank
formerly operated in McMinn County, Tennessee.

        Community Bank (Alabama) operates two subsidiaries, Community
Appraisals and Community Insurance.  Community Appraisals is engaged in the
appraisal of real estate.  Community Insurance serves as an agent in the sale
of title and life insurance.  During 1995, the Company intends to expand the
products offered by Community Insurance to include automobile, homeowners and
farmowners insurance policies, which will be sold at the Company's bank
locations by employees of the Company who are licensed as insurance agents.

        The Company maintains its principal executive offices at Main Street,
P.O. Box 1000, Blountsville, Alabama 35031, and its telephone number is (205)
429-1000.

SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

        The banking industry is highly regulated.  To the extent that the
following information describes statutory or regulatory provisions, it is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statutory or
regulatory provision.  The following factors affect the Company's operations:

        Federal Reserve.  The Company is a bank holding company within the
meaning of the BHC Act, and is registered with, and subject to supervision by,
the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.  The Company is
required to file periodic reports and such additional information as the
Federal Reserve may require pursuant to the BHC Act.  The Federal Reserve may
also examine the Company and its subsidiaries.

        The BHC Act requires Federal Reserve approval before the Company can
acquire substantially all the assets of any bank if as a result of the
acquisition the Company would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares
of the bank, or for a merger or consolidation with another bank





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holding company.  The Company may, however, engage in or acquire an interest in
a company that engages in activities which the Federal Reserve has determined
by regulation or order to be so closely related to banking or managing or
controlling banks as to be properly incident thereto.

        The Federal Reserve has adopted a risk-based capital adequacy
assessment system for bank holding companies.  Assets are weighted by a risk
factor and a ratio is calculated by dividing qualifying capital by the
risk-weighted assets.  Tier I capital generally includes common stock and
retained earnings.  Tier II capital generally includes certain allowances for
loan losses and subordinated debt.  Total capital is comprised of Tier I
capital and Tier II capital.  The Company's Tier I and total capital ratios
exceeded the required minimum levels at March 31, 1995.

        CRA.  The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 ("CRA") and its
implementing regulations are intended to encourage regulated financial
institutions to meet the credit needs of their local community or communities,
including low and moderate income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and
sound operation of such financial institutions.  The regulations provide that
the appropriate regulatory authority will assess CRA reports in connection with
applications for establishment of domestic branches, acquisition of banks or
mergers involving bank holding companies.  Regulators are placing increased
emphasis on CRA assessments.  An unsatisfactory CRA rating may serve as a basis
to deny an application to acquire or establish a new bank, to establish a new
branch or to expand banking services.

        FDIC.  Deposits in Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank
(Tennessee) are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC")
and, therefore, both Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank (Tennessee)
are subject to examination by the FDIC.  Pursuant to provisions of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act, any FDIC-insured subsidiary of the Company can be held
liable for any loss incurred by, or reasonably expected to be incurred by, the
FDIC in connection with the default of a commonly controlled FDIC-insured
subsidiary or any assistance by the FDIC to any commonly controlled
FDIC-insured subsidiary in danger of default.

        FDICIA.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of
1991 ("FDICIA") implemented a number of provisions applicable to insured banks
and bank holding companies.  Federal bank regulatory agencies are required to
establish standards for safety and soundness of banks and bank holding
companies relating to internal controls and audit systems, loan documentation,
credit underwriting, interest rate risk exposure, asset growth and
compensation.  The FDICIA also requires bank holding companies to guarantee
compliance with any capital restoration plans entered into by a subsidiary bank
and the FDIC.  The activities of insured state banks, including non-subsidiary
equity investment, is generally limited under the FDICIA to those permitted for
national banks.  The FDICIA also requires regulations by federal banking
agencies establishing minimum loan to value ratios for all real estate mortgage
and construction loans.  The FDICIA also requires regulations to limit risks
posed by an insured bank's "exposure" to another bank.  Exposure includes
extension of credit, purchases of securities issued by the other bank or
acceptance of securities issued by the other bank as collateral for an
extension of credit.  Regulations pursuant to FDICIA limit such exposure.

        ECOA.  The Equal Credit Opportunity Act ("ECOA") requires
non-discrimination in banking services.  The federal enforcement agencies have
recently cited institutions for red-lining (refusing to extend credit to
residents of a specific geographic area known to be comprised predominantly of
minorities) or reverse red-lining (extending credit to minority applicants on
terms less favorable than those offered to non-minority applicants). Violations
can result in the assessment of substantial civil penalties.





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<PAGE>   15


        Interstate Banking.  In September 1994, President Clinton signed into
law the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
("IBBEA").  Beginning September 29, 1995, IBBEA permits adequately capitalized
and managed bank holding companies to acquire control of banks in states other
than their home states, subject to federal regulatory approval, without regard
to whether such a transaction is prohibited by the laws of any state.  IBBEA
permits states to continue to require that an acquired bank have been in
existence for a certain minimum time period, which may not exceed five years. 
A bank holding company may not, following an interstate acquisition, control
more than 10% of the nation's total amount of bank deposits or 30% of bank
deposits in the relevant state (unless the state enacts legislation to raise
the 30% limit).  States retain the ability to adopt legislation to effectively
lower the 30% limit.  Beginning June 1, 1997, federal banking regulators may
approve merger transactions involving banks located in different states,
without regard to laws of any state prohibiting such transactions; except that,
mergers may not be approved with respect to banks located in states that, prior
to June 1, 1997, enacted legislation prohibiting mergers by banks located in
such state with out-of-state institutions.  Federal banking regulators may
permit an out-of- state bank to open new branches in another state if such
state has enacted legislation permitting interstate branching. Affiliated
institutions are authorized to accept deposits for existing accounts, renew
time deposits, and close and service loans for affiliated institutions without
being deemed an impermissible branch of the affiliate.

        FFIEC.  The Supervisory Policy Statement on Securities Activities
developed under the auspices of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination
Council ("FFIEC") was adopted by the Federal Reserve and became effective on
February 10, 1992.  This policy addresses the selection of securities dealers
and requires depository institutions to establish prudent policies and
strategies for securities transactions.  The policy statement also addresses
unsuitable investment practices and establishes a framework for identifying
when mortgage derivative products are high-risk mortgage securities which must
be reported as securities held for sale or trading.

        State Regulation.  Community Bank (Alabama) is subject to regulation
and examination by the Alabama Superintendent of Banks.  Community Bank
(Tennessee) is subject to supervision, regulation and examination by the
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions.  State regulations in Alabama
and Tennessee relate to such matters as loans, mortgages, consolidations,
required reserves, allowable investments, issuance of securities, payment of
dividends, establishment of branches, filing of periodic reports and other
matters affecting the business of Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank
(Tennessee).





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                                  THE OFFERING

GENERAL

        This Offering of up to 312,161.384 shares is being made by the Company. 
Subscriptions to purchase Common Stock, which will be processed by designated
officers of the Company, will be taken until 5:00 p.m. Central Time on 
September 18, 1995, the Expiration Date, unless the Offering is terminated
earlier or extended by the Company.  The Company reserves the right, in its
sole discretion and without notice, to extend the Expiration Date for up to 90
days (the "Extended Expiration Date"), or to terminate the Offering at any
time.  Management of the Company will consider the number of shares of Common
Stock for which subscriptions are received by the Company, the number of
requests for a Prospectus and other indications of interest in subscribing for
shares of Common Stock, and requests for an extension of the Offering from
prospective investors, among other factors, in determining whether to extend or
terminate the Offering.  The Company has not established a minimum number of
shares of Common Stock to be sold in this Offering, other than the requirement
that each investor must purchase a minimum of 25 shares ($500.00) of Common
Stock.

        The Company intends to limit subscriptions such that upon completion of
the Offering, no subscriber would own beneficially of record more than 9% of
the outstanding Common Stock (180,000 shares if the maximum number is sold),
although subscriptions for more than such amount may be accepted in the sole
discretion of the Company.  Any subscriptions for more than 9% of the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding may be accepted in part up to such amount. 
In determining which subscriptions to accept and in what amounts, the Company
may take into account the order in which subscriptions are received, a
subscriber's potential to do business with, or to direct customers to, its
subsidiaries, and the Company's desire to have a broad distribution of stock
ownership.  The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to accept or
reject subscriptions for shares of Common Stock in whole or in part and to
allocate Common Stock among subscribers.

        No discounts or commissions will be granted or paid in connection with
the sale of the Common Stock.  Certain of the Company's officers will solicit
offers to purchase Common Stock from prospective subscribers, and may be
reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in
connection therewith.  The Company anticipates that the ESOP will purchase
Common Stock in this Offering.

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

        The offering price of $20.00 per share of Common Stock was determined
solely by the Company's Board of Directors, based primarily on the Company's
stockholders' equity, its earnings and prospects, and prices at which the
Company believes shares of Common Stock have recently traded.

METHOD OF SUBSCRIPTION

        Subscription applications may be made by completing and signing the
subscription agreement (the "Subscription Agreement") accompanying this
Prospectus, and delivering the Subscription Agreement, accompanied by a check
for the full subscription price, to the Company at Main Street, P.O. Box 1000,
Blountsville, Alabama 35031, Attention: Bishop K. Walker, Jr.  All checks in
payment of subscriptions should be made payable to "Community Bancshares, Inc."






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PROCESSING OF SUBSCRIPTIONS

        Subscriptions are not binding on the Company unless and only to the
extent accepted by the Company.  The Company will decide whether to accept a
subscription within ten business days after the receipt of such subscription
and good collectible and available funds in full payment thereof.  Upon
acceptance by the Company of a subscription, the subscription price remitted in
payment of such subscription will be available for immediate use by the
Company.  In the event the Company rejects all or a portion of any subscription
up to the maximum permissible subscription, it will refund by mail to the
subscriber all or the appropriate portion of the amount remitted with the
subscription, without interest.  If the Company accepts a portion of a
subscription and returns funds remitted with respect to the rejected portion of
a subscription to a subscriber, the subscriber may not cancel the portion of
the subscription accepted by the Company.  Subscribers may revoke subscriptions,
in whole or in part, by written notice to the Company prior to acceptance by
the Company.  After all appropriate refunds have been mailed to the address
shown in the Subscription Agreement upon rejection of a subscription in whole
or in part, or termination or expiration of this Offering, the Company and its
directors, officers, employees and agents will have no further liability to the
subscribers whose subscriptions are returned.

        The Company will confirm all sales of Common Stock. Certificates
representing shares of Common Stock duly subscribed and fully paid for will be
issued by the Company promptly after the Company's acceptance of the
subscriptions.

LIMITED MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK

        Except for the shares of Common Stock acquired by the Company's
directors, executive officers and other affiliates, the Common Stock will be
freely transferable immediately upon issuance and will not be subject to any
specific transfer restrictions.  However, there is no active market for the
Common Stock and no assurance is given that an active trading market will
develop in the foreseeable future.  The Company does not presently intend to
qualify or list the Common Stock on any securities market or exchange to
facilitate such trading.  Therefore, prospective subscribers should invest only
if they can afford to hold the Common Stock as a long-term investment.  See
"Risk Factors."





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                                 CAPITALIZATION

        The following table sets forth the capitalization of the Company at
March 31, 1995 and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of all 312,161.384
shares of Common Stock offered hereby and receipt of the net proceeds.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          March 31, 1995
                                                                                    -------------------------
                                                                                    Actual        As Adjusted
                                                                                    ------        -----------
                                                                                          (in thousands)
  <S>                                                                              <C>              <C>           
  Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       $ 8,481          $ 8,481       
                                                                                    ------           ------       
                                                                                                                   
  Common Stock, $.10 par value; 5,000,000                                                                          
    shares authorized; 1,803,817 shares                                                                            
    issued; 2,000,000 shares issued                                                                                
    as adjusted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           180              200       
  Preferred Stock, $.10 par value; 200,000                                                                         
    shares authorized; no shares issued and                                                                        
    outstanding  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            --               --        
  Capital surplus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        13,983           17,257(1)    
  Retained earnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        12,687           12,687       
  Unearned ESOP shares (68,576 shares unreleased                                                                   
    at December 31, 1994)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          (986)            (986)      
                                                                                                                   
  Treasury stock (115,978.384 shares of Common Stock                                                               
    held at cost)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (2,899)              --       
  Unrealized losses on investment securities available                                                             
    for sale, net of deferred tax benefit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          (311)            (311)      
                  Total stockholders' equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        22,654           28,847       
                                                                                    ------           ------       
                          Total long term debt and stockholders'                                                   
                            equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        31,135           37,328       
                                                                                    ======           ======       
- -----------------------                                                                           
</TABLE>
(1)    Net of estimated Offering expenses of $50,000.





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       MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

       The Common Stock was held by approximately 946 stockholders of record at
March 31, 1995. There is no established trading market for shares of the
Common Stock, which have been traded inactively in private transactions.
Therefore, no reliable information is available as to trades of the Common
Stock, or as to the prices at which the Common Stock have been traded.
Management has reviewed the limited information provided to the Company in its
capacity as an escrow agent for certain actual purchases and sales of Common
Stock with respect to the ranges at which shares of Common Stock have been
sold.  The following data regarding the Common Stock is provided for
informational purposes only, and should not be viewed as necessarily indicative
of the actual market value of the Common Stock.  At December 31, 1994, an
independent investment banking firm valued the Common Stock at $18.50 per share
for purposes of the ESOP.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Estimated Price Range                                 
                                                      Per Share (1)                        Shares of    
                                                 ------------------------                 Common Stock  
                                                  High              Low                    Traded (1)  
                                                 ------            ------                --------------
 <S>     <C>                                     <C>               <C>                      <C>
 1995:
         First Quarter . . . . . . . . .         $20.00            $15.00                     5,928
 1994:
         First Quarter . . . . . . . . .         $15.00            $13.00                     3,060
         Second Quarter  . . . . . . . .          17.50             17.50                     5,960
         Third Quarter . . . . . . . . .          18.00             18.00                     5,841
         Fourth Quarter  . . . . . . . .          25.00(2)          25.00(2)                115,978.384(2)

 1993:
         First Quarter . . . . . . . . .           9.66              8.50                    13,683
         Second Quarter  . . . . . . . .          12.00              9.66                    14,202
         Third Quarter . . . . . . . . .          18.00             11.67                     8,079
         Fourth Quarter  . . . . . . . .          15.25             12.00                   540,689(3)

1992:                                                                                    
         First Quarter . . . . . . . . .           6.33              5.83                     2,319
         Second Quarter  . . . . . . . .           6.00              5.50                     5,274
         Third Quarter . . . . . . . . .           8.50              6.00                    92,310
         Fourth Quarter  . . . . . . . .           8.50              8.50                    12,000
- ------------------                                                                                  
</TABLE>
(1)    Adjusted to reflect a three-for-one stock split as of June 1, 1993.
(2)    On October 4, 1994, the Company purchased 115,978.384 shares of Common
       Stock from Jeffrey K. Cornelius, a former director and officer of
       Company, for a purchase price of approximately $25.00 per share.  See
       "Certain Transactions."
(3)    During the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company effected a public
       offering of 600,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $15.00
       per share.





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       On January 9, 1995, the Company declared a dividend of $.50 per share,
which was paid on January 20, 1995.  The Company had not previously declared or
paid a dividend on the Common Stock.  The payment of dividends on the Common
Stock is subject to the prior payment of principal and interest on the
Company's long-term debt, sufficient earnings and capital in the subsidiaries,
and to regulatory restrictions.  There can be no assurance that the Company
will declare or pay dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable future,
given the restrictions imposed by applicable regulatory authorities, the need
to maintain adequate capital and to support the Company's growth, and amounts
required to be paid to service the Company's indebtedness.  See "The Company -
Supervision and Regulation" and "Description of Capital Stock - Dividends."


                               USE OF PROCEEDS

       The net proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock offered hereby, after
deducting estimated Offering expenses of $50,000, will be $6,193,227.68 if the
maximum number of Common Stock is sold.  The Company has not established a
minimum number of shares of Common Stock to be sold in this Offering, other
than the requirement that each investor must purchase a minimum of 25 shares
($500.00) of Common Stock.  The Company will use the net proceeds from the sale
of Common Stock offered hereby for general corporate purposes and to finance
the future growth of Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank (Tennessee),
and possibly to repay a portion of outstanding indebtedness to Colonial Bank,
the outstanding principal balance of which, at March 31, 1995, was
approximately $5.5 million, bears interest at a floating prime rate and is
secured by all of the capital stock of Community Bank (Alabama) and Community
Bank (Tennessee).  The proceeds from such indebtedness were used principally to
provide initial capitalization and to fund organizational costs for Community
Bank (Tennessee).

       Community Bank (Alabama) opened an additional location in
temporary facilities in Rogersville, Lauderdale County, Alabama during May
1995.  Management of the Company anticipates that Community Bank (Alabama) will 
use a portion of its existing capital, rather than proceeds from this Offering,
to fund estimated capital expenditures of approximately $600,000 to open the 
temporary and permanent facilities for this location.





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                              CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

       In February 1995, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a 
resolution requiring that all transactions between the Company and its 
affiliates be on terms no less favorable than could be obtained from an 
unaffiliated third party and that all such transactions be approved by a 
majority of the directors of the Company, including the majority of 
disinterested directors.

       The current policy of the Company regarding loans by the Company or its
subsidiaries to a director, officer or other controlling person of the Company
or its subsidiaries is that such a loan is made only on the basis that the
loan:  (i) is evidenced by a promissory note naming the lender as payee; (ii)
contains an annual percentage rate of interest reasonably comparable to those
normally charged to non-affiliates by other commercial lenders for similar
loans made in a same locale; (iii) is to be repaid pursuant to appropriate
amortization schedules; (iv) contains default provisions normally used by other
commercial lenders for similar loans to non-affiliates in the same locale; (v)
is contingent upon credit reports, financial statements or other reasonable
investigation appropriate in light of the nature and terms of such loan and
meeting loan policies normally used by other commercial lenders for similar
loans to non-affiliates in the same locale, evidencing such loan to be
collectible and the borrower to be a satisfactory credit risk; and (vi) is 
subject to review and monitoring of the purpose of the loan and disbursement of
the proceeds in a manner comparable to that normally used by other commercial 
lenders for similar loans in the same locale.  At March 31, 1995, the
aggregate outstanding balance of loans by the Company to directors, executive
officers and principal stockholders of the Company, including their immediate
families and associates, was approximately $4.7 million, which amount 
represented approximately 20.9% of the Company's stockholders' equity at March 
31, 1995.  Such loans were made in the ordinary course of business at normal 
credit terms including interest rates and collateral, and did not represent 
more than a normal risk of collection.

        On October 4, 1994, the Company purchased 115,978.384 shares of Common
Stock, including 7,144.384 shares vested under the ESOP, from Jeffrey K.
Cornelius, a former director and officer of the Company, at a price per share
of approximately $25.  The Company paid Mr. Cornelius $899,460 in cash and
issued to him a subordinated promissory note in the original principal amount
of $2,000,000.  Such note bears interest on the outstanding principal amount at
a rate of 7.0% per annum, is payable in 240 equal monthly installments of
principal and interest, and may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time
without penalty.  In addition, the Company conveyed to Mr. Cornelius a 1994
automobile valued at approximately $25,200, free of any liens or encumbrances,
and a life insurance policy, which had no cash surrender value, in the amount
of $100,000, the premiums for which were thereafter assumed by Mr. Cornelius. 
The price per share paid to Mr. Cornelius by the Company exceeded $18.50 per
share, the valuation provided to the Company at December 31, 1994 from an
independent appraisal for purposes of shares of Common Stock held by the ESOP,
and $18 per share, the next highest trading price per share reported to the
Company during 1994.  The $18.50 per share valuation was expressly limited by
the independent appraiser for purposes of Common Stock to be utilized for the
ESOP.  The shares purchased fom Mr. Cornelius are being offered hereby at a
price per share of $20, which is $5 per share less than the amount paid by the
Company to Mr. Cornelius for such shares.  Management believes that the price
per share paid by the Company for Mr. Cornelius' shares represented the fair
value of such shares at the date of the purchase.  The 115,978.384 shares of
Common Stock acquired by the Company from Mr. Cornelius comprised approximately
6.68% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which represented the third
largest block of Common Stock outstanding.  Management determined that the
acquisition of such block of shares by a person with a view toward exerting
control or substantial influence with respect to the management, policies and
operations of the Company could have proven detrimental to the efficiency and
profitability of the Company and, therefore, was not in the best interest of
the stockholders of the Company.  In addition, management determined that Mr.
Cornelius would likely have attempted to sell his shares of Common Stock to
persons in the Company's market area, and that such an attempt by Mr.
Cornelius, who had a long-standing and prominent association with the Company,
may have negatively impacted the Company's financial condition and results of
operations.  There is no active trading market for the Common Stock and, 
accordingly, there is a limited amount of information available regarding the 
market value of the Common Stock.  No other trades of Common Stock were 
reported to the Company during the fourth quarter of 1994.  Management did not 
obtain any independent advice, appraisal or other evidence to evaluate whether 
the price per share paid to Mr. Cornelius was economically justified.  Such
purchase price was determined based upon management's subjective determination 
of the fair value of such shares.  Management was not aware of other bona fide 
offers to purchase Mr. Cornelius' shares of Common Stock.

       During 1994, the Company paid approximately $60,000 to Royal Acres, a
partnership composed of Kennon R. Patterson, Sr. and Bishop K. Walker, Jr.,
both of whom are directors and officers of the Company, for maintenance of the
exterior grounds of the Company's bank and headquarters locations under a
service contract between Community Bank (Alabama) and Royal Acres.  Management
of the Company believes that these services were obtained upon terms at least
as favorable to the Company as could be obtained from an unrelated party.

       During 1994, Schauer, Taylor, Cox & Edwards, P.C., of which Douglas B.
Schauer, son-in-law of Kennon R. Patterson, Sr., a director and officer of the
Company, is a principal, received $165,000 from the Company for accounting
services.  Management of the Company believes that these services were obtained
upon terms at least as favorable to the Company as could be obtained from an
unrelated party.

       During 1994, the Company paid Heritage Interiors, a decorating and
design firm owned and operated by Carolyn Patterson, the wife of Kennon R.
Patterson, Sr., a director and officer of the Company, the following amounts 
for interior design, furniture, appliances, fixtures, carpets, wallcoverings,
drapes and accessories for the Company's headquarters and 13 of the Company's
bank locations: $1,803 for the Company's headquarters, $210 for the Arab,
Alabama downtown location and $2,394 for another location in Arab, $5,290 for
the Blountsville, Alabama location, $65,802 for the Elkmont, Alabama location,
$643 for the Gurley, Alabama location, $22,666 for the Hartselle, Alabama
location, $12,846 for the Meridianville, Alabama location, $1,112 for the
Oneonta, Alabama location, $282 for the Rainsville, Alabama location, $39,066
for the Snead, Alabama location, $45 for the West Blount, Alabama location,
$165,265 for Community Bank (Tennessee)'s new main office in Pulaski, Tennessee
and $22,743 for another location in Pulaski.  Management of the Company
believes that these purchases were made at a cost at least as favorable to the
Company as could be obtained from an unrelated party.

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       Community Bank (Alabama) leases an approximately 3,300 square foot
building and an adjacent tract of land as a bank facility in Meridianville,
Madison County, Alabama from Com-Pac, a partnership composed of Kennon R.
Patterson, Sr., Birl Bryson and Bishop K. Walker, Jr., all of whom are
directors and officers of the Company, pursuant to a lease agreement which
expires in August 1995.  Rental payments under the lease are $5,373 per month.
In addition, Community Bank (Alabama) is responsible for insurance coverage for
the facility, payment of ad valorem taxes and maintenance.  The lease provides
Community Bank (Alabama) with an option to purchase the property at any time
during the term of the lease at an amount equal to the cost of the property to
Com-Pac, estimated as approximately $500,000.  The Company anticipates that it 
will exercise such option during the third quarter of 1995.  Management of the
Company believes that this transaction was effected upon terms at least as
favorable to the Company as could be obtained from an unrelated party.

       Community Bank (Alabama) leases an approximately 3,300 square foot
building and two adjacent lots as a bank facility in Hartselle, Morgan County,
Alabama from Com-Pac, pursuant to a lease agreement that expires in August
1995.  Rental payments under the lease are $6,573 per month.  In addition,
Community Bank (Alabama) is responsible for insurance coverage for the
facility, payment of ad valorem taxes and maintenance.  The lease provides
Community Bank (Alabama) with an option to purchase the property at any time
during the term of the lease at an amount equal to the cost of the property to
Com-Pac, estimated as approximately $500,000.  The Company anticipates that it
will exercise such option during the third quarter of 1995.  Management of the
Company believes that this transaction was effected upon terms at least as
favorable to the Company as could be obtained from an unrelated party.





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                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

       The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 5,000,000 shares
of Common Stock and 200,000 shares of preferred stock, $.10 par value (the
"Preferred Stock").  At March 31, 1995, there were 1,803,817 shares of Common
Stock issued, including 115,978.384 shares held as treasury stock, and no
shares of Preferred Stock were outstanding.

COMMON STOCK

       Holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on
all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company.  In the
event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the Company, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all
of the assets remaining after payment of liabilities, including all
distributions to holders of Preferred Stock having a liquidation preference
over the Common Stock.

DIVIDENDS

       Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends and other
distributions when, as and if declared from time to time by the Board of
Directors of the Company out of funds legally available therefor.  The
declaration, payment and amount of future dividends, if any, is dependent on
the future earning, results of operations, financial position and capital
requirements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the prior payment of
principal and interest on the Company's long-term debt, among other factors.
In addition, the Company, as a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware, is prohibited from paying any dividend unless it has capital
surplus or net profits available for such purpose.

       The Company derives its income solely from the payment of dividends on
shares of common stock  of Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank
(Tennessee) held by the Company; accordingly, the Company's ability to declare
and pay dividends is limited by restrictions applicable to the payment of
dividends by Community Bank (Alabama) and Community Bank (Tennessee).

       Under the Alabama Banking Code, unless an Alabama bank's surplus equals
at least 20% of its capital, it cannot declare or pay a dividend in excess of
90% of its net earnings for that year, and at least 10% of an Alabama bank's
net earnings must be transferred to surplus each year until surplus of the bank
equals at least 20% of its capital.  After an Alabama bank's surplus equals or
exceeds 20% of capital, prior written approval of the Alabama Superintendent of
Banks is required for dividends declared in any calendar year in excess of net
earnings for that year combined with retained net earnings of the preceding two
years, less any required transfers to surplus.  No dividends, withdrawals or
transfers may be made from an Alabama bank's surplus without the prior written
approval of the Alabama Superintendent of Banks.

       Under the Tennessee Banking Act, the board of directors of a Tennessee
state bank may declare dividends from the bank's undivided profits if the
bank's undivided profits account has been properly maintained and the bank's
reserve against deposits will not be impaired.  Prior to determining that
undivided profits are available for the declaration of dividends, any net loss
must be deducted from the bank's undivided profits account, and the bank must
transfer from its undivided profits account to its surplus account an amount
sufficient to raise the bank's surplus to 50% of its capital stock and an
amount





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of not less than 10% of the bank's net profits until the bank's surplus equals
the amount of its capital stock.

       On January 20, 1995, a cash dividend of $.50 per share was paid to
holders of the Common Stock.  The Company had not previously declared or paid a
dividend on the Common Stock.  There can be no assurance that the Company will
declare or pay dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable future, given
the restrictions imposed by applicable regulatory authorities, the need to
maintain adequate capital and to support the Company's growth, and amounts
required to be paid to service the Company's indebtedness.  See "Risk Factors -
Dividend Policy" and "Capitalization."

PREFERRED STOCK

       The Company's Certificate of Incorporation authorizes 200,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, in one or more classes or series with voting, dividend and
liquidation rights, and preferences, redemption, sinking fund and conversion
provisions, and other rights, preferences and provisions as the Board of
Directors of the Company may determine, without any further vote or action by
the stockholders of the Company.  The Board of Directors designated 20,000
shares of Preferred Stock as Series 1984-1 Cumulative Preferred Stock.  On
December 31, 1993, the Company redeemed all of the 11,692 issued and
outstanding shares of Series 1984-1 Cumulative Preferred Stock, which may be
reissued by the Company.

ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS

       Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law generally prevents a
corporation from entering into certain business combinations with an interested
stockholder (defined as any person or entity that is the beneficial owner of at
least 15% of a corporation's voting stock) or its affiliates for a period of
three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an
interested stockholder, unless (i) the transaction is approved by the board of
directors of the corporation prior to such business combination, (ii) the
interested stockholder acquires 85% of the corporation's voting stock in the
same transaction in which it exceeds 15%, or (iii) the business combination is
approved by the board of directors and by a vote of two-thirds of the
outstanding voting stock not owned by the interested stockholder.  The Delaware
General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may elect not to be
governed by Section 203.  The Company has made no such election and is
therefore governed by Section 203.  Such anti-takeover provision may have an
adverse effect on the market for the Company's securities.





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                                    EXPERTS

       The audited financial statements of the Company have been included in
the Company's 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K delivered with this Prospectus in
reliance upon the report of Dudley, Hopton-Jones, Sims & Freeman PLLP,
independent certified public accountants, and upon the authority of said firm
as experts in accounting and auditing.


                                 LEGAL MATTERS

       Certain legal matters in connection with the Common Stock offered hereby
will be passed upon for the Company by Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis,
Nashville, Tennessee.





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                                    PART II

                   INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS


ITEM 14.  OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

       Set forth below is an estimate of the fees and expenses to be incurred
in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Common Stock offered
hereby.

Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee                $ 2,153 
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses                                           3,000 
Legal Fees and Expenses                                             25,000 
Accounting Fees                                                      2,500 
Printing and Engraving Costs                                        17,000 
Miscellaneous Expenses                                                 347
                                                                    ------
       Total                                                       $50,000
                                                                    ======


ITEM 15.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

       The Company's Bylaws contain provisions similar to those of Section 145
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and authorize the
Company to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the full
extent permitted by law.  The Company has directors' and officers' liability
and indemnification insurance pursuant to standard form policies.  The risks
covered by such policies may include certain liabilities under the securities
laws.

       Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted pursuant to the foregoing provisions to directors,
officers or persons controlling the Company, the Company has been informed that
in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.





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ITEM 16.  EXHIBITS.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number
- ------
<S>       <C>
4.1       Form of Subscription Agreement (1)
4.2       Specimen Stock Certificate (2)
4.3       Certificate of Registrant establishing the Series 1984-1 Preferred Stock, dated as of August 17, 1984(3)
4.4       Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Registrant establishing the Series 1984-1 Preferred Stock(4)
5         Opinion of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis regarding legality(1)
10.1      Subordinated Promissory Note, dated October 4, 1994 between the Registrant as borrower and Jeffrey K. Cornelius as holder
          (5)
10.2      Commercial Lease Agreements and Addendum, dated as of January 23, 1990, by and between Com-Pac as lessor and Community
          Bank as lessee (6)
10.3      Employment Agreement, dated as of January 5, 1994, by and between Kennon R. Patterson, Sr. and the Registrant. (5)
10.4      Employment Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1990, by and between Jeffrey K. Cornelius and Community Bank. (2)
10.5      Employment Agreement, dated as of January 5, 1994, by and between Bishop K. Walker, Jr. and Community Bank. (5)
10.6      Employment Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1990, by and between Denny Kelly and Community Bank. (2)
10.7      Employment Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1990, by and between Birl Bryson and Community Bank. (2)
10.8      Employment Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1990, by and between Hodge Patterson III and Community Bank. (2)
10.9      Loan Agreement, Term Note and Pledge Agreement by and between the Registrant and Colonial Bank, N.A. (7)
10.10     Note Modification Agreement and First Amendment to Pledge Agreement by and between the Registrant and Colonial Bank, N.A.
          (2)
10.11     Service Contract, dated as of December 23, 1992, by and between Royal Acres and Community Bank. (2)
11        Statement of computation of earnings per common share (5)
23.1      Consent of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis (See Exhibit 5) *
23.2      Consent of Dudley, Hopton-Jones, Sims & Freeman PLLP (1)
24        Power of Attorney (1)
- ----------------                                   
</TABLE>

(1)       Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's 
          Registration Statement on Form S-2, Registration No. 33-57983.
(2)       Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's
          Registration Statement on Form S-2, Registration No. 33-69004.
(3)       Incorporated by reference to Appendix I to the Registrant's Proxy
          Statement included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
          S-14, Registration No. 2-92974.
(4)       Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on
          Form S-1, Registration No. 33-7032.  
(5)       Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's
          Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.
(6)       Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's
          Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990.




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(6)       Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's
          Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992.


ITEM 17.  UNDERTAKINGS.

The Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)       To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
          a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

          (i)   to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 
                Securities Act;

          (ii)  to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
                the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most 
                recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
                in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the 
                information set forth in the Registration Statement;

          (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
                distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration 
                Statement or any material change to such information in the 
                Registration Statement.

(2)       That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the
          Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed 
          to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
          therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be 
          deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)       To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
          any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the 
          termination of the Offering.

          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted against such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of this counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.





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                                  SIGNATURES
          In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-2 and authorized this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of
Blountsville, State of Alabama on December 15, 1995.

                                   COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.


                                   By: /s/ Kennon R. Patterson, Sr.  
                                       ----------------------------
                                           Kennon R. Patterson, Sr.
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

          In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by
the following  persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                                                                                                 

    Signature                              Title                                          Date
    ---------                              -----                                          ----
<S>                                        <C>                                       <C>     

/s/ Kennon R. Patterson, Sr.               Chairman, Chief                       December 15, 1995
- ----------------------------               Executive Officer
    Kennon R. Patterson, Sr.               and Director
                                           (principal
                                           executive officer)

            *                              Chief Accounting Officer              December 15, 1995
- ----------------------------               (principal financial and
    Paul W. Williams                       accounting officer)
                                                                                                   
            *                              Director                              December 15, 1995
- ----------------------------
    Birl Bryson

</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>                                       <C>          
          *                                Director                              December 15, 1995
- ----------------------------
    R.C. Corr, Jr.


          *                                Director                              December 15, 1995
- ----------------------------
    Denny Kelly


          *                                Director                              December 15, 1995
- ----------------------------
    Hodge Patterson III


          *                                Director                              December 15, 1995
- ---------------------------- 
    Bishop K. Walker, Jr.

* By: /s/ Kennon R. Patterson, Sr.
     --------------------------------
          Kennon R. Patterson, Sr.
          Attorney-in-Fact
</TABLE>

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