7°36′20.5″S 110°10′49.8″E / 7.605694°S 110.180500°E / -7.605694; 110.180500

Gereja Ayam
Hilltop view of Gereja Ayam
General information
Status	Open to the public for tours and visitations
Type	Prayer house
Address	Karangrejo Gombong, Kurahan, Kembanglimus, Kec. Borobudur, Magelang Regency, Central Java 56553, Indonesia
Country	Indonesia
Coordinates	7°36′20.5″S 110°10′49.8″E / 7.605694°S 110.180500°E / -7.605694; 110.180500
Construction started	c. 1990
Completed	Incomplete, abandoned in 2000
Website
Official website

Bukit Rhema, more commonly known by the nickname Gereja Ayam (Indonesian for 'Chicken Church'), is an abandoned house of worship in the Magelang area in Central Java, Indonesia. The nickname comes from the unique shape of the building, which resembles a hen to most people who see it, although the builder intended it to look more like a dove.

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 Christian, but he envisioned Gereja Ayam as a place to welcome followers of any religion for prayer or meditation.^[1]

Due to financial difficulties and local resistance, the construction was never finished; it was halted in 2000, and the building has since largely been left to deteriorate.^[1] Despite this, in recent years, the place has become 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 tourist attraction.^[2]

Gereja Ayam contains a cafe in the chicken's rear^[3] as well as a souvenir shop.^[4]

Visitors can climb the stairs to the top of the structure and view the surrounding Central Java area. The world's largest Buddhist temple, Borobudur, can be seen at a distance of 4.7 km.^[5]

The 2016 Werner Herzog documentary film Into the Inferno devotes a segment to Gereja Ayam.^[6] The structure also features in the 2016 teen film Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2.^{[citation needed]}

• Official website