Tommy Heuvel

Tommy Heuvel
ABM	Africa 1965 - 1972

Tommy Heuvel was a South African Bahá’í who assisted with the development of the Bahá’í community of Cape Town and served as an Auxiliary Board member.

Biography

Heuvel was introduced to the Bahá’í Faith in 1957 by a friend he had previously drank with and he became a Bahá’í in November that year. He gave up drinking and began praying which impressed his wife, Annie, and she also declared the same year. When the Local Spiritual Assembly of Cape Town was established in 1958 Heuvel was elected and served as Chairman for many years and his wife served as Treasurer.

Heuvel dedicated himself to deepening fellow Bahá’ís on the Administrative Order, the Covenant, and Progressive Revelation after declaring developing several visual aids which were praised by the Hands of the Cause. He and his wife also hosted many Bahá’í events in their home including Feasts, firesides, and conferences, and they served on several Bahá’í committees for South Africa including Area Teaching Committees, the National History and Archives Committee, and the Bahá’í Land Committee.

In 1963 the Heuvel's attended the First Bahá’í World Congress in London, England, and pioneered within South Africa to Macassar to establish a Bahá’í community. In 1965 Heuvel was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member and at some point John Robarts sent him to Mauritius to deepen the community on the Covenant due to Covenant-breakers attempting to establish a foothold in the country. He served as Board member until 1972.

As of 2003 the Heuvel's were still at their pioneer post in Macassar.