The Great Lakes Discipleship Center is located in downtown New Haven, Indiana.
New Haven is a small town just east of the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana's second largest city.
Accountability, Governance, and Partnerships Great Lakes Discipleship Center operates in partnership with and under the legal non-profit status of Mennonite Board of Missions . Between full board meetings, the officers of the Board make up the Executive Committee which carries on the Board's business. In the heart of a pastor from Illinois, a dream was birthed to develop a discipling program for young adults in the Midwest who would be willing to give of themselves for one year to serve God on the mission field. Out of the heart and effort of Sanford Yoder , an invitation went forth to other pastors who possessed the same kind of dream to meet together to seek the face of God about such a ministry. In November 1996, about twenty pastors met in the Fort Wayne area to pray and discern God's will for a Discipleship Center that would train and equip young adults for ministry and missions.