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 14, 2012

Stewardship Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Stewardship Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 14, 2012. A total of 4,318,601 shares of the Corporation’s common stock entitled to vote were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. The Corporation’s shareholders considered the proposals set forth in the Corporation’s Proxy Statement and took the following actions with respect thereto:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The shareholders considered the nominees for re-election named in the Corporation’s Proxy Statement and re-elected each of Robert Turner, William J. Vander Eems and Paul Van Ostenbridge for three-year terms expiring in 2015. The following are the results of the voting:

Proposal 2: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders considered a non-binding advisory proposal in the form of a resolution approving the overall executive compensation of the Corporation’s executive officers as described in the Corporation’s Proxy Statement and adopted such resolution. The following are the results of the voting:

Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Frequency of Holding an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders considered a non-binding advisory proposal in the form of a resolution determining the frequency with which the shareholders should vote on the overall executive compensation of the Corporation’s executive officers as described in the Corporation’s Proxy Statement and adopted such resolution. The following are the results of the voting:

Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders considered a proposal to ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and ratified such appointment. The following are the results of the voting:

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.