Colour makes church soar (6)
I believe the answer is:
cerise
'colour' is the definition.
(I know that cerise is a type of red)
'church soar' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'soar' becomes 'rise' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ce'+'rise'='CERISE'
'makes' is the link.
(Other definitions for cerise that I've seen before include "Bright cherry-red colour" , "Cherry-coloured" , "'E cries at the colour red" , "Light clear red" , "Vivid reddish-pink" .)