Alamsjah is Christian, but envisioned Gereja Ayam as a place to welcome followers of any religion for prayer or meditation.

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] Its popularity with tourists has led to the building of a cafe in the chicken's rear selling drinks and Indonesian snacks.

This souvenir shop sells small and medium business snack products around Borobudur - Magelang.

[4] Visitors can climb the stairs to the top of Merpati Peak and see the surrounding Central Java area.