The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Source: WVLT
Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:32 PM
East Tennessee's Love Kitchen's Co-Founder Helen Ashe Passes Away
For more than three decades, Ashe devoted her time to feeding the homeless and homebound in Knoxville at The Love Kitchen. She opened The Love Kitchen in 1986 with her late twin sister, Ellen Turner, after seeing a news story about a soup line operated by Church Street United Methodist Church.
Fueled by faith and love, Helen and Ellen first served 22 people in a small church in East Knoxville on February 14, 1986. Helen and Ellen's dream now feeds over 3,000 people each week with more than 80 percent of the meals being delivered.
Helen's twin sister, Ellen, died in 2015. When Ellen passed, Helen told Local 8 News that even though Ellen has left us, the need is still here. "We want to keep this ministry going," Helen said.
Anyone wishing to honor Helen's giving spirit has been encouraged to volunteer at the Love Kitchen by calling 865-258-3248.
