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)  July 27, 2005
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                        Stewardship Financial Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

             New Jersey               0-21855                22-3351447
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission            (IRS Employer
           Incorporation)           File Number)         Identification No.)


 630 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park,  NJ                        07432
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (201)  444-7100



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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

      On July 27, 2005, Stewardship Financial Corporation issued a press release
announcing its unaudited  results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. A copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

            (c)   The following  exhibit is furnished  pursuant to Item 2.02 and
                  shall not be deemed to be "filed":

                  Exhibit No.                      Description
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                  Exhibit 99.1         Press Release dated July 27, 2005





                                   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.






Date:  August 1, 2005                      Stewardship Financial Corporation
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                                           /s/  Julie E. Holland
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                                                Julie E. Holland
                                                Vice President and Treasurer