North Wales Quakers

The Quakers have developed from strong Christian roots. However, personal experience and action have always been more important then dogma. Therefore we do not have a creed, and are open to a wide variety of beliefs.

Some central beliefs hold us together as a religious community:

• The light of God is in everyone.
• Each person can have a direct, personal relationship with God - there is no need for a priest or a minister as a mediator.
• Our relationship with God is nurtured by worship based on silent waiting.
• The nature of God is love.

These beliefs lead us to strive for:

• the equality of all human beings,
• simplicity in our worship and in our way of life,
• peace,
• social justice,
• the right to freedom of conscience,
• a sense of shared responsibility for the life of our communities and the integrity of creation.

We sometimes refer to these as Quaker testimonies.