Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church affirms as essential Christian truths the following teachings of the apostolic church: the sovereignty of God; the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ; the atonement through Jesus Christ by which persons are reconciled to God; the resurrection of Jesus, which assures the resurrection of all true worshipers; the gift of the Holy Spirit to believers; and the authority of the Holy Scriptures.

The Yearly Meeting also endorses traditional statements of Friends, including those emphasizing an inward encounter with God, a worship of communion without ritual, an individual responsibility for ministry and service, and a striving for peace and justice. In addition, the Yearly Meeting speaks to contemporary issues concerning morality, human relationships, and Christian commitment.

Friends hold that an authentic Christian belief includes both an inward faith and an outward expression of that belief. Accordingly, the two parts "Faith Expressed as Doctrine" and "Faith Expressed Through Witness" constitute the set of beliefs endorsed by Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church. (These are found in Faith and Practice)

Statements that more fully express Friends beliefs are given in two foundational documents "George Fox's Letter to the Governor of Barbados" and "The Richmond Declaration of Faith" and in earlier interpretations of the Yearly Meeting, shown in the Appendix of Faith and Practice as "Doctrines," "Testimonies," and "Fundamental Truths."