A leader of the earliest church in history will give a presentation about Orthodox unity tomorrow.

Archbishop Nathaniel of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America will speak about the need for an Autocephalous American Orthodox Church - a separate, self-governing church.

MSU’s Orthodox Christian Fellowship and the Orthodox Christian Women of Mid Michigan are bringing the archbishop to campus to speak about the Canon Law required by the Orthodoxy in America, which would create the self-governing church.

The law is supposed to create one jurisdiction in America, but it is not enforced, said Janet Peters, president of the Orthodox Christian Women of Mid Michigan.

She said most of the churches in the United States are under a foreign Episcopate - head of the church.

“We have so many (jurisdictions) because so many people came to America from all over,” she said. “The Canon Law would allow us to work more efficiently together.”

The archbishop is probably the most active person in the United States involved with unifying the Orthodox churches, Peters said.

“He, in fact, believes the Episcopate is coming,” she said. “He faces issues directly and is not afraid of controversy.