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 9, 2006
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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 May 9,  2006,  Stewardship  Financial  Corporation  issued  a  press
release announcing its unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (d)  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 May 9, 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.









Date:    May 12, 2006                      Stewardship Financial Corporation
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                                           /s/  Julie E. Holland
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                                                Julie E. Holland
                                                Vice President and Treasurer