Wine container church needed to hold a service (6)
I believe the answer is:
carafe
'wine container' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'church needed to hold a service' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'needed to hold' is an insertion indicator (to hold can mean to receive or contain).
'service' becomes 'raf' (Royal Air Force).
'a'+'raf'='araf'
'ce' going around 'araf' is 'CARAFE'.
(Other definitions for carafe that I've seen before include "Water-jar" , "Wine server" , "Open-topped container for wine or water" , "Serving vessel for water or wine" , "Wine, water, jug" .)