Crockery carried out in church (7)
I believe the answer is:
service
'church' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for service that I've seen before include "See 4" , "Employment" , "mass, say" , "Waiting" , "Form of religious rite; car overhaul" .)