Have You Seen the 'Chicken Church' in Madeira Beach?

A Madeira Beach church has gone viral in one of the most unexpected ways possible: its building looks like a chicken. 

NBC News, the Huffington Post and other national outlets have picked up the story about the "Chicken Church." The church's official name is The Church by the Sea and is located at 494 137th Ave Cir. 

An anonymous employee told the Huffington Post that the church is not a fan of the newfound fame. 

"We're not fond of it being called the 'Chicken Church,'" an employee, who asked not to be named, told HuffPost Weird News. "It's attracting people to us for all the wrong reasons. I don't think they're attracted to come in and worship, I think they're making fun of it."

The pastor's wife at The Church by the Sea, Bonnie Ruth, told Bay News 9, "I know that a lot of people have thought that it looks like a bird and have told me that since I had been coming here."

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