Current Report Filing (8-k)




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): August 15, 2017


Stewardship Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	1-33377 (Commission File Number)	22-3351447 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

630 Godwin Avenue Midland Park, NJ (Address of principal executive offices)		07432 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 444-7100 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 15, 2017, Kim V. Vierheilig was appointed to the Board of Directors of Stewardship Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) as well as the Corporation’s subsidiary, Atlantic Stewardship Bank (the “Bank”), and shall serve in such capacity until the Corporation’s annual shareholders' meeting in 2018.

Ms. Vierheilig, a Registered Architect, is a Vice President with LAN Associates, a company that provides engineering, planning, architecture and surveying services. She oversees Design Construction Documents, Construction Administration and manages the Architectural Department. In addition, she is responsible for staffing, budgeting, business development and public relations and oversees marketing. She received both her Bachelor of Architecture and Master Science in Management degrees from New Jersey Institute of Technology.

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.



	STEWARDSHIP FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Date: August 18, 2017

	By:	/s/ Claire M. Chadwick
		Name:	Claire M. Chadwick
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer