Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

This certification is given by the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Venture Financial Group, Inc. (the "Registrant") pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, with respect to the Registrant's quarterly report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Registrant.

/s/ Ken F. Parsons, Sr.
Ken F. Parsons, Sr.
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
(principal executive officer)

/s/ Sandra L. Sager
Sandra L. Sager, CPA
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

November 9, 2006