A North Wales AM has been urged to cut all ties with a controversial pastor who referred to homosexuality as an "abomination".
Clwyd West AM Darren Millar and Montgomeryshire AM Russell George are trustees of the Evan Roberts Institute which received funding from pastor Yang Tuck Yoong and his church, the BBC reported.
Mr Yang, who runs the Cornerstone Community Church in Singapore, was reported to police in 2013 after claiming homosexuality was "a sin".
The pastor even branded same-sex relationships as "far more rampant, militant and organised" than many are actually aware.
It has now emerged Mr Yang and his church have funded the institute whose aim is to "safeguard sites of religious and spiritual significance in Wales, especially those associated with shaping Welsh culture and national identity".
Its first "major project" was the refurbishment of a chapel in Swansea which it saved from demolition in 2014 - thanks to funding in-part by Mr Yang's church.
Mr Millar told North Wales Live: "The chapel was at risk of demolition so the institute purchased the property to protect it from this fate.
"Due to its dilapidated state the charity decided to provide a 50 year lease of the property to Cornerstone in return for its restoration."
The recent comments by Mr Yang have angered members of the LGBTQ community, who have called for the Clwyd West and Montgomeryshire AM politicians to cut ties with the church.
Cai Wilshaw of Pink News, a news network for the LGBT community, said the comments send a dangerous message to Welsh youth.
He explained: "The pastor's views are not only homophobic but dangerously so when you think of the message it sends to, for example, a child in Wales who is being bullied for their sexual orientation or gender identity."
Mr Wilshaw said it was "completely unacceptable" for the politicians to have links to someone with such "extremist views" - adding that they should educate themselves about LGBT rights or resign.
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Mr Millar said none of the charity's trustees condoned homophobia but insisted it would not end the lease with Cornerstone.
He added: "None of the charity's trustees condone homophobia or discrimination of any kind.
"The charity leases the chapel [in Swansea] to Cornerstone and there are no plans to end this lease."
Mr George told us that he was unable to comment but did say: "I'm happy to align myself to [Mr Millar's] comment."
North Wales Live approached the Evan Roberts Institute for comment.
