Statements and Policies NCC Developed Ecumenical Statement on the Environment Almost a dozen top theological scholars on the environment gathered at the College of Preachers in September 2004 to develop NCC's first ecumenical statement of principles on the environment. For more information on the statement, please contact cassandra@toad.net. Environmental Anthology of Denominational Policy Read about and download policy statements on various environmental topics. Organized by communion and topic. Click here to view. For more information, contact cassandra@toad.net. God's Mandate Statement Move than 1,400 people of faith signed the statement "God's Mandate: Care for Creation" to help raise the religious voice to our national leaders. The statement sets forth all the major components of the present situation: our foundation in biblical scripture; the wide support for environmental stewardship across the religious community; the breadth of national consensus and absence of any mandate; the immediate, specific challenges in policy, and the kinds of responses being planned already.