Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Columbia Chapter

Our Separation of Church and State Meetup

We meet on the second Monday of almost every month

 at Macadam’s Bar and Grill, 5833 SW Macadam Ave., in Portland. Map

Most of our Meetups begin at 6:30 PM and have a scheduled speaker or program.

Please visit our Meetup site for specifics information and to RSVP.


When you arrive at the restaurant, please look for our "Meetup" signs, which direct you to our private room way in the back of the restaurant.

Please just walk in and join us, we will be happy to welcome you. 

You may order food or drinks if you like. After we have time to order and to get acquainted, we discuss current church-state issues. Then we usually have a speaker, video or other program to stimulate discussion. We post specifics on our Meetup site several days before each Meetup, so you will know what to expect.

Click here for a map & directions.

Macadam’s Bar and Grill is just one block from the west bank of the Willamette River at 5833 SW Macadam St. It is near Interstate 5, the OHSU Tram, and John’s Landing. We recommend following the specific driving directions below.

Macadam’s is open to all ages.

Directions by car and bus

From the North:

Go south on Interstate 5

Take exit 299A to merge onto OR 43 (S/SW Hood Ave toward Lake Oswego)

Continue on OR 43 (Macadam Ave)

Keep right at the fork - Restaurant will be on the right


From the South:

Go north on Interstate 5 and take exit 298 for Corbett Ave. (NOT exit 299A for Macadam Ave.)

Turn right onto SW Corbett Ave

Take the 2nd left onto SW Richardson Ct

Turn right onto SW Macadam Ave (Hwy. 43)

Restaurant will be on the right


From Lake Oswego or SE Portland:

From the west end of the Sellwood Bridge, go north on SW Macadam Ave (Hwy. 43)

Restaurant will be on the left

Note: Crossing the Ross Island Bridge and going south on Macadam Ave. gets you there too, but is harder to explain. Just follow the signs to Hwy 43, Macadam Ave, and Lake Oswego.

Bus lines 35 and 36 run on Macadam Ave. Bus line 43 runs on Corbett Ave, three blocks away.

Parking is free in the lot behind Macadam’s and on the streets.


Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) www.au.org

Americans United is a religious liberty watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom.

The Columbia Chapter of AU is based in the greater Portland/Vancouver area, and is the only chapter in Oregon and S.W. Washington.

You may join our chapter or be on our email list no matter where you live. Contact us: keepthemseparate@aol.com

last updated 2/25/2013