Stand at front of church? Very cold, not dry (4)
I believe the answer is:
bier
'stand at front of church?' is the definition.
'very cold not dry' is the wordplay.
'very cold' becomes 'bitter' (bitter informally can mean very cold).
'not' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'dry' becomes 'tt' (abbreviation for teetotal).
'bitter' with 'tt' taken away is 'BIER'.
(Other definitions for bier that I've seen before include "Frame for coffin" , "Frame for carrying the dead" , "Stand supporting a coffin before burial" , "It takes a stiff" , "Late on this platform" .)