The building was erected during the 1990s by Daniel Alamsjah, who claimed to have been inspired by God to build a prayer house through a dream he had in 1989. Alamsjah is but envisioned Gereja Ayam as a place to welcome followers of any religion for prayer or meditation.
Due to financial difficulties and local resistance, the construction was never finished.The construction was halted in 2000 and the building has since largely been left to deteriorate. Despite this, in recent years the place has become reasonably frequented by tourists, as well as by couples seeking either to take wedding photographs or to be wed in the building. Following depictions of the site in several films over the past decade, the church has achieved a level of fame and is now a. Its popularity with tourists has led to the building of a cafe in the chicken’s rear selling drinks and Indonesian snacks.
The Chicken Church is located in 2 villages, Karangrejo and Kembanglimus in Borobudur district. The location of the Chicken Church itself is called by Daniel Alamsyah as the Tourist Area. There is at the tail of the Chicken Church building. In addition from the cafe, in the Bukit Rhema area there is also a souvenir shop. This souvenir shop sells small and medium business snack products around
Visitors can climb the stairs to the top of Merpati Peak and see the surrounding Central Java area. From the top