The Mutual Aid Fridge

When a small Progressive congregation in Portland installed a community fridge on the sidewalk outside their building, some members worried about liability. Others questioned whether it was really the church's job. But Maria, a young deacon who had read Rachel Held Evans' words about the table always being bigger than we think, pushed forward anyway. The fridge was simple — a repurposed commercial unit, painted bright yellow, with a hand-lettered sign: "Take what you need.…