Agapé, formed in 1988, is a group of young people from Chester-le-Street Methodist Church who enjoy singing a wide variety of religious and secular choral music.

They have sung in venues all over the North East, have appeared on television and regularly take part in Sunday morning worship. The group does not aim to make any profit and seeks to bring in sufficient funds to buy music; and the rest goes to Church funds and to good causes.

During the past five years, a number of charities have benefited from money raised by the group these are: Imperial Cancer Research, Dream Foundation, Butterwick Trust, Meningitis Trust, Child Asthma Trust, Chester-le-Street Methodist Church, Nicaragua Appeal, Rainbow Trust, St. Oswald's Jigsaw Appeal, Breast Cancer, Muscular Dystrophy, Willowburn Hospice and Childrens' Hope Foundation.

Director: Bob Watson

Recent concerts:

• Millbank Methodist Church
• Dunston Hill Methodist Church
• West Pelton Methodist Church (With Trimdon Male Voice Choir)
• Carol Concert (Dobbies' Garden World)
• Chester-le-Street Riverside Cricket Club (Guests of Chester-le-Street Riverside Band)
• Greencroft Ladies Club
• Morpeth Methodist Church