UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2006

                              THIRD CENTURY BANCORP
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            Indiana                      000-50828                20-0857725
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)       (Commission File No.)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


80 E Jefferson Street, Franklin, Indiana                          46131
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (317) 736-7151
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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     By press  release the Company  reported its earnings for the quarter  ended
March 31, 2006.


Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a)              Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not Applicable.

(b)              Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable.

(c)              Exhibits.

                 The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:

                 99.1  Press release dated May 8, 2006, announcing the Company's
                       reported earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.








                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                           THIRD CENTURY BANCORP



DATE: May 8, 2006                       By:/s/ Robert D. Heuchan
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                                           Robert D. Heuchan
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer